Moved by
Lord Lansley
5: After Clause 3, insert the following new Clause—
“Report to Parliament
After section 264 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (statutory schemes: supplementary) insert—
“264ZZA Report to Parliament
(1) Where the Secretary of State enters into a voluntary scheme under section 261, 263 or 264A, or makes a statutory scheme under section 263 or 264, he or she must lay a report before each House of Parliament, setting out how the scheme concerned will enable the Secretary of State to fulfil his or her statutory duties under section 266(4).
(2) The report must also cover the impact of the scheme on the statutory duties of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence under section 233 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (general duties).””