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  National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill - Curtail Debate on Second Reading
  
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  @ MP voted aye to move straight to a vote on the National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill rather than to continue debating it.
  @ MP voted no to continue debating the National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill rather than moving straight to a vote on it.
  
  The majority of MPs voted to move straight to a vote on the National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill rather than continuing their debate on it.
  
  MPs were considering the National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill at its second reading. This vote was on the motion:
  
  :That the Question be now put.
  
  The motion was passed so a vote on the National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill took place immediately afterwards, had it not been passed the debate would have continued. 
  
  The Bill:
  
  * Places a duty on the Secretary of State to promote comprehensive health service based on social solidarity.
  * Gives the Secretary of State the power to give directions to: Clinical Commissioning Groups; The National Health Service Commissioning Board; NHS Trusts and Special Health Authorities. 
  * Allows the Secretary of State to cap the income NHS trusts can earn from providing services to patients outside the NHS.
  * Requires the consent of the Secretary of State to mergers or major property transactions by NHS foundation trusts. 
  * Removes the competition functions from [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/monitor Monitor] and excludes the NHS from the provisions of the [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/41/contents Competition Act 1998].
  * Provides that no legally enforceable procurement obligations shall be imposed on NHS commissioners in relation to any arrangement which is proposed to take effect or takes effect by way of an NHS contract. 
  * Provides that no ratification of the proposed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_Trade_and_Investment_Partnership Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Treaty] shall cause any legally enforceable procurement or competition obligations to be imposed on any NHS body entering into any arrangement for the provision of health services in any part of the health service.
  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/nationalhealthserviceamendeddutiesandpowers.html Parliament's webpage on the National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2014-2015/0018/en/15018en.htm Explanatory notes to the National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill]
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