§ Mr. WestwoodI beg to move, in page 24, line 6, to leave out "sections twenty and twenty-one," and to insert:
section twenty, section twenty-one and section (Power of local health authority to contribute to expenditure on co-ordination of services).The purpose of this Amendment is to bring into operation immediately on the passing of the Measure, without waiting for the appointed day, the new Clause which I shall be moving later on authorising local health authorities to contribute to expenditure incurred by a body set up 635 locally to advise on the co-ordination of the health services in the area. It is desirable that arrangements for ensuring coordination should be able to operate in the planning stage before the services come into operation on the appointed day, as well as after the appointed day when the services are running.
§ Mr. Henderson StewartWould it not be convenient to the Committee if we were to discuss, together with this Amendment, the new Clause? As the right hon. Gentleman knows, I am very much interested in this particular matter, but it is conceivable that other Members may not be so fully conversant with the matter, and perhaps, therefore, we ought to consider the whole subject, of which this Amendment is part.
§ Mr. WestwoodI think it would be better to have a full discussion on the new Clause. This Amendment is to make possible the moving of the new Clause.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.