Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Official Report
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Health and Social Care Bill
The next item of business is consideration of motion S3M-8063, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on the Health and Social Care Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 19 January 2011, in respect of the establishment of the NHS Commissioning Board and GP commissioning consortia, abolition of the Health Protection Agency, duty of co-operation in relation to health protection functions, amendment of the Mental Health Act 1983, the Health and Social Care Information Centre, regulation of healthcare professions and health and social care workers, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and National Health Service/Health and Social Services contracts, so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Parliament, or alter the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament.—[Nicola Sturgeon.]
The question on the motion will be put at decision time.