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A Welsh Government Bill, introduced by Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services. The Business Committee has remitted the Bill to the Health and Social Care Committee.

 

About the Bill

 

The Bill includes provision for:

• A ‘disapplication power’ to enable the Welsh Ministers to disapply provisions of the UK Government’s Procurement Bill (once passed) that would otherwise apply to the procurement of health services in Wales.
• A ‘creation power’ to enable Welsh Ministers to develop and implement a new procurement regime for health services in Wales through subordinate legislation.

 

Further detail about the Bill can be found in its accompanying Explanatory Memorandum.

 

Current Stage

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The Bill is currently at Stage 1. An explanation of the various stages of Senedd Bills is available in the Guide to the Stages of Public Bills and Acts.

 

Record of Passage in the Welsh Parliament

The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through the Senedd.

 

¬¬¬Stage 1 (Current)

 

Committee dates

The Health and Social Care Committee will consider the Bill on the following dates:

 

Date and Agenda	Purpose of meeting	Transcript	Senedd.TV
15 February 2023	Consideration of Approach to Stage 1 Scrutiny (Private)	n/a	n/a
2 March 2023	Technical briefing from Welsh Government officials (Private)	n/a	n/a
9 March 2023	Oral evidence
22 March 2023	Stakeholder discussion (Private)
30 March 2023	Ministerial evidence session
27 April 2023	Consideration of draft report

Correspondence

Letter from the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee to the Minister for Health and Social Services - 9 March 2023

 

The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee will consider the Bill on the following dates:

Date and Agenda	Purpose of meeting	Transcript	Senedd.TV
6 March 2023	Ministerial evidence session	Transcript	View Meeting

 

The Finance Committee will consider the Bill on the following dates:

Date and Agenda	Purpose of meeting	Transcript	Senedd.TV
8 March 2023	Ministerial evidence session	Transcript	View meeting
23 March 2023	Consideration of draft report

 

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¬¬¬Bill introduced (13 February 2023)

Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill, as introduced

 

Explanatory Memorandum

 

Presiding Officer’s Statement: 13 February 2023

 

Statement of Policy Intent

 

Business Committee’s Report on the timetable for consideration of the Bill:

 

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Contact information

Clerk: Helen Finlayson

Phone:0300 200 6565

 

Postal address:

Welsh Parliament

Cardiff Bay

Cardiff     CF99 1SN

 

e-mail: SeneddHealth@senedd.wales