My Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Williams. This question brings us right back to the Secretary of State’s powers. I also agree that the procedure in the Bill is complex and I am not sure that it will work. It is not clear at all who will be the arbiter. It seems strange that Monitor has powers to intervene on failure but there does not seem to be the same structure around co-operation and when co-operation fails. This part of the Bill feels like it does not work properly. It is too complex and probably needs another look.
Health and Social Care Bill
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Baroness Thornton
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 21 December 2011.
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Debate on bills on Health and Social Care Bill.
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