Sections relating to the provision and disclosure of information
Section 8 introduces a new power in the NHS Act 2006 to enable the Secretary of State to make regulations to obtain information from any person who manufactures, distributes or supplies health service medicines, medical supplies or other related products required for the purposes of the health service, for purposes specified in the Act. The provisions in the Act would also allow the information to be disclosed in specified circumstances.
	Section 9 amends the NHS (Wales) Act to provide Welsh Ministers with the power to make regulations to obtain information from persons who provide primary medical services under Part 4 of the NHS (Wales) Act and from persons who provide pharmaceutical services under Part 7 of the NHS (Wales) Act.