Why, when the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister have clearly set out the four tests that have to be met for any downgrading of hospital services, is he now introducing this clause? Those greater powers will totally undermine the clinical commissioning groups that his Government set up to meet local clinical and health needs, and not to balance the books for people outside their area?
Care Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Joan Ruddock
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 16 December 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Care Bill [Lords].
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