Section relating to the control of cost of other medical supplies
Section 260 of the NHS Act 2006 provides the Secretary of State with the power to control the maximum price of medical supplies other than health service medicines. Section 7 of the Act amends sections 260, 265 and 278 so that the enforcement provisions at section 265 (which currently only apply to health service medicines) and the relevant territorial extent provisions at section 278 (which currently only extend the health service medicines provisions to the United Kingdom) also apply to the control of cost of other medical supplies required for the purposes of the health services in the United Kingdom.
	The Act amends the NHS Act 2006 to provide that before making an order to control the maximum price of medical supplies the Secretary of State is required to consult industry representative bodies. A similar requirement is already in the NHS Act 2006 for the control of costs of health service medicines. The Act also amends the NHS Act 2006 to provide that the first order to control the maximum price of medical supplies would be subject to the affirmative procedure, so that both Houses of Parliament debate the order.