Health and Social Care Bill

I thank the Minister for his detailed and helpful response to Amendment 185 and to the amendments tabled by other noble Lords in this group. With regard to the question of securing the information and proceeding with some certainty on being able to understand that there will be an appropriate assessment of outcomes and performance in primary care, I think that more work needs to be done. It is clearly a very important area and this debate has highlighted ongoing concerns and anxieties; not so much about the principle—I think that all noble Lords have accepted the principle that it is important that there is appropriate assessment of outcomes and performance in primary care—but that mechanisms are going to be in place to ensure that those data are collected, are made publicly available and can be acted upon to ensure that the very best healthcare is provided for the patients of our country. Recognising that there is more work to be done, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 185 withdrawn. Amendments 186 to 199ZA not moved. Amendment 199ZB had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List. Amendments 199A to 202 not moved. Amendment 203 Moved by