Health and Social Care Bill

Well, I certainly am not going to pick a quarrel with the Minister after midnight. I do not accept everything that he said. I do not think that I have convinced him, but at the same time I have heard some very encouraging sounds, and he is quite right that I have followed what the Minister’s personal interest has produced so far, because that is important. His colleague, Anne Milton, is certainly seized of the problem. The question is: where do we go from here? I certainly will not prolong the discussion now, but I am grateful to have had the opportunity to raise it and thank everybody who took part in the short debate. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 203 withdrawn. Amendments 203A to 215A not moved. Amendments 215B to 215D had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List. Amendments 216 to 216ZAZB not moved. Amendment 216ZAA had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List. Amendments 216ZB and 216ZBA not moved. Amendment 216ZBB had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List. Amendments 216A to 220A not moved. Clause 23 agreed. Clause 24 : Financial arrangements for clinical commissioning groups Clause 24 : Financial arrangements for clinical commissioning groups Amendments 220B and 220C not moved. Amendment 221 Moved by