National Health Service Finance (Wales) Act 2014

A Government Act, introduced by Mark Drakeford, Minister for Health and Social Services on 30 September 2013. The Business Committee remitted the Bill to Finance Committee and agreed that Stage 1 proceedings were not required given the level of scrutiny of this policy undertaken by the Public Accounts Committee.

About the Act

The purpose of the Act is to change the financial duties of Local Health Boards (LHBs) under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 from an annual statutory requirement for expenditure not to exceed resource limit, to a regime which considers the financial duty to manage its resources within approved limits over a 3 year period.

The National Health Service (Finance (Wales) Act 2014 (external website) became law in Wales (external website) on 27 January 2014.

Record of Passage in the National Assembly for Wales

The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Act’s passage through the National Assembly for Wales.

Stage	Documents
Bill introduced – 30 September 2013	National Health Service Finance (Wales) Bill, as introduced Explanatory Memorandum Presiding Officer’s Statement: 30 September 2013 Business Committee’s Report on the timetable for consideration of the Bill: 7 October 2013 Plenary statement: Introduction of the National Health Service (Finance) (Wales) Bill: 1 October 2013 Research Service Bill Summary
Stage 1 – Committee consideration of general principles	The Business Committee agreed not to refer the proposed Bill to a Committee for consideration of the general principles at Stage 1.
Stage 1 - Debate in plenary on general principles	A debate took place in Plenary on 8 October 2013. The motion to agree the general principles of the Bill was agreed.
Financial Resolution	A Financial Resolution in relation to the National Health Service Finance (Wales) Bill was agreed in Plenary on 8 October 2013.
Stage 2 – Committee consideration of amendments	Stage 2 consideration took place in Committee on 7 November 2013. Concise Minutes: 7 November 2013 National Health Service Finance (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2 (Amendments to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the right margin.) Notice of Amendments: 22 October 2013 Notice of Amendments: 24 October 2013 Notice of Amendments: 29 October 2013 Notice of Amendments: 31 October 2013 Marshalled List of Amendments: 7 November 2013 Grouping of Amendments: 7 November 2013 Ministerial correspondence Correspondence from the Auditor General for Wales
Stage 3 – Plenary consideration of amendments	Stage 3 consideration and disposal of amendments took place in Plenary on 3 December 2013. Notice of Amendments: 22 November 2013 Notice of Amendments: 27 November 2013 Marshalled List of Amendments: 3 December 2013 Grouping of Amendments: 3 December 2013 Correspondence from the Auditor General for Wales
Stage 4 – Passing of the Bill in Plenary	The Bill was agreed by the Assembly in accordance with SO 12.36 on 3 December 2013. Bill as passed
Royal Assent	Royal Assent was given on 27 January 2014.

Contact information

Clerk: Fay Buckle

Phone: 029 2089 8041

Postal address:

National Assembly for Wales

Cardiff Bay

CF99 1NA

Email: FinanceCommittee@wales.gov.uk

Business type: Bill

Reason considered: Government Business;

Status: Complete

First published: 30/09/2013

Lead member: Mark Drakeford MS

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