§ 60 Clause 37, Page 34, line 18, after ("(9)") insert ("and (12A) and (12B)")
§ Baroness CumberlegeMy Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 60. With it, I should also like to speak to Amendments Nos. 62, 63, 74 to 77, 79, 80, 82, 83, 90, 92, 93, 95, 97 to 100, and 108 to 110.
The purpose of most of these amendments is to ensure that various existing legislative provisions apply consistently to the general medical and dental services and to the new arrangements. In one or two cases the amendments modify the existing provisions to reflect the different characteristics of the new system.
Amendments Nos. 60, 62 and 63 confer a power on the Secretary of State to make consequential changes to Acts of Parliament passed before or in the same Session as the Bill by order subject to the negative resolution procedure. This will ensure that any purely consequential changes to other primary legislation (such as extending a provision to include personal medical or dental services) which we have not yet identified, can be made without needing further primary legislation. I commend these amendments to the House.
Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 60.—(Baroness Cumberlege.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.