division_name: Opposition Day &#8212; NHS (Private Sector)
motion: <p class="" pid="a.536.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="a.536.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House believes there is an important role for the private sector in supporting the delivery of NHS care; welcomes the contribution made by private providers to the delivery of the historic 18-week maximum wait for NHS patients; recognises a need, however, for agreed limits on private sector involvement in the NHS; notes with concern the Government&#8217;s plans to open up the NHS as a regulated market, increasing private sector involvement in both commissioning and provision of NHS services; urges the Government to revisit its plans, learning from the recent problems with PIP implants and the private cosmetic surgery industry; believes its plan for a 49 per cent. private income cap for Foundation Trusts, in the context of the hospitals as autonomous business units and a &#8216;no bail-outs&#8217; culture, signals a fundamental departure from established practice in NHS hospitals; fears that the Government&#8217;s plans will lead to longer waiting times, will increase health inequalities and risk putting profits before patients; is concerned that this House has not been given an opportunity to consider such a significant policy change; and calls on the Government to revise significantly downwards its proposed cap on the level of private income that can be generated by NHS hospitals.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.580.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">Question put.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.580.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="a.580.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 234, Noes 321.</p>