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NHS bill: Labour force emergency debate on risk register NHS bill: Labour force emergency debate on risk register
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Labour have forced a Commons debate on whether Parliament can consider planned NHS changes for a final time before an assessment of the potential risks to the health service is published.Labour have forced a Commons debate on whether Parliament can consider planned NHS changes for a final time before an assessment of the potential risks to the health service is published.
It will take place on Tuesday after being granted by Speaker John Bercow.It will take place on Tuesday after being granted by Speaker John Bercow.
Critics are attempting to scupper the Health and Social Care Bill - currently in its final stages in the Lords.Critics are attempting to scupper the Health and Social Care Bill - currently in its final stages in the Lords.
The government has agreed to a series of changes to the bill and want it to become law as soon as possible.The government has agreed to a series of changes to the bill and want it to become law as soon as possible.
The legislation would abolish Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and give much greater control over care budgets and commissioning decisions to GPs and other health professionals.The legislation would abolish Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and give much greater control over care budgets and commissioning decisions to GPs and other health professionals.
The bill has been the subject of a prolonged battle over the past year - with professional bodies representing doctors, nurses and other NHS workers resisting the changes.The bill has been the subject of a prolonged battle over the past year - with professional bodies representing doctors, nurses and other NHS workers resisting the changes.
Opponents are staging a last-ditch attempt to try and delay the bill, saying the financial implications of the changes to the NHS must be properly considered.Opponents are staging a last-ditch attempt to try and delay the bill, saying the financial implications of the changes to the NHS must be properly considered.
'Right to know''Right to know'
The Freedom of Information Tribunal recently upheld a decision by the Information Commissioner that the NHS transitional risk register must be published. The government have said they will not do so until the tribunal has explained its ruling.The Freedom of Information Tribunal recently upheld a decision by the Information Commissioner that the NHS transitional risk register must be published. The government have said they will not do so until the tribunal has explained its ruling.
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said it was "highly unsatisfactory" that MPs would not have an opportunity to consider the information in the register before finally approving the bill.Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said it was "highly unsatisfactory" that MPs would not have an opportunity to consider the information in the register before finally approving the bill.
"Parliament has a right to know, before it is asked to make a final judgment that will have huge implications for every person in this country," he told MPs."Parliament has a right to know, before it is asked to make a final judgment that will have huge implications for every person in this country," he told MPs.
In the Lords, crossbench peer Lord Owen called for a similar delay to the bill's third reading in the Upper House pending the publication of the document. In the Lords, crossbench peer Lord Owen called for a similar delay to the bill's third reading in the Upper House pending the publication of the document. But his motion was defeated by 328 votes to 213.
The registers were drawn up to calculate the risks relating to the implementation of the bill.The registers were drawn up to calculate the risks relating to the implementation of the bill.
Ministers say some of the details have already been published in impact assessments and that publishing the entire registers would flout a fundamental principle that advice by officials given in confidence should be protected.Ministers say some of the details have already been published in impact assessments and that publishing the entire registers would flout a fundamental principle that advice by officials given in confidence should be protected.
Speaking in the Lords, health minister Earl Howe said the bill had been subject to more scrutiny than any other in recent times, with parliamentary debates of "unparalled duration and scope".Speaking in the Lords, health minister Earl Howe said the bill had been subject to more scrutiny than any other in recent times, with parliamentary debates of "unparalled duration and scope".
"I cannot accept for one moment that without sight of the transition risk register the House has somehow been denied a deep insight into what this bill means for the NHS. It is an absurd proposition.""I cannot accept for one moment that without sight of the transition risk register the House has somehow been denied a deep insight into what this bill means for the NHS. It is an absurd proposition."
Peers will later consider a series of amendments to the bill, including on the registration of health care support workers and the functions of the body due to replace the Health Protection Agency. Peers are now considering a series of amendments to the bill, including on the registration of health care support workers and the functions of the body due to replace the Health Protection Agency.
The government has made a series of concessions on the bill, to limit competition and clarify the powers and responsibilities of the secretary of state in relation to the health service, but say it should now proceed.The government has made a series of concessions on the bill, to limit competition and clarify the powers and responsibilities of the secretary of state in relation to the health service, but say it should now proceed.