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EnactedMedical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026

Proposed amendments

50 amendments across 8 provisions

New clauses & schedules 3

Amendment #10032376#10032376Not calledNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
To move the following Clause—
“Report on impact

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Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Helen Morgan
Amendment #10032379#10032379Not calledNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
To move the following Clause—
“International students

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Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Stuart Andrew
Amendment #10032385#10032385Not calledNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
To move the following Clause—
“Allocation of individual places on merit

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Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Dr Ben Spencer

Clause 1 6

Amendment #10032800#10032800Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out from “places” to end of line 7 and insert “first to eligible applicants in the category set out in subsection (2), then to eligible applicants in the category set out in subsection (3), and then to eligible applicants in the category set out in subsection (4).
(2) This category is UK medical graduates who are British citizens.
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
1
Baroness Coffey
Amendment #10032875#10032875WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 1, line 4, after “must” insert “first”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
1
Lord Patel
Amendment #10032878#10032878Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out from “graduates” to end of line 6 and insert “and then to eligible applicants who are persons in the priority group”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
1
Lord Patel
Amendment #10032885#10032885WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 1, line 7, at end insert—
“(2) Nothing in this section shall be taken to negate or override a confirmed offer of a place on a UK Foundation Programme where the offer was made prior to the date on which this Act was first laid as a Bill before Parliament.
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
1
Earl Howe
Amendment #10033398#10033398Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out from “graduates” to end of line 6 and insert “and then to eligible applicants who are persons in the priority group”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
1
Lord Patel
Amendment #10033403#10033403WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 1, line 4, after “must” insert “first”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
1
Lord Patel

Clause 2 14

Amendment #10032382#10032382Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 6, at end insert—
“(3) A person is within this subsection if they—

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Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Helen Morgan
Amendment #10032384#10032384Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 1, line 16, at end insert—
“(e) persons within subsection (3),”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Helen Morgan
Amendment #10032838#10032838Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 6, at end insert—
“(3) Regulations under subsection (1)(e) may only describe persons who—

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Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Stevens of Birmingham
Amendment #10032841#10032841Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 1, line 16, at end insert—
“(e) persons of a description set out in regulations made by the appropriate authority,”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Stevens of Birmingham
Amendment #10032872#10032872Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 1, leave out paragraphs (d) and (e) and insert—
“(d) a person who is registered on the NHS Oriel recruitment platform, or
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Mohammed of Tinsley
Amendment #10032876#10032876Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 1, line 11, at end insert “UK medical graduates, and then to—”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Patel
Amendment #10032877#10032877Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 1, line 10, after “must" insert "first”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Patel
Amendment #10032879#10032879Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 1, line 10, leave out “2026” and insert “2027”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Mohammed of Tinsley
Amendment #10032881#10032881Not movedRemoves provision
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 1, line 12, leave out paragraph (a)
Stage
Committee stage
Type
DeleteClauseOrSchedule
Clause
2
Lord Patel
Amendment #10032987#10032987WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 1, line 10, leave out “2026” and insert “2027”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Mohammed of Tinsley
Amendment #10032988#10032988Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 2, line 1, leave out paragraphs (d) and (e) and insert—
“(d) a person who has completed at least two years of training or employment in a medical capacity within the National Health Service.”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Mohammed of Tinsley
Amendment #10033399#10033399Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 1, line 11, after “are” insert “UK medical graduates, and then to”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Patel
Amendment #10033405#10033405Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 1, line 10, after “must" insert "first”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Lord Patel
Amendment #10033406#10033406Not movedRemoves provision
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 1, line 12, leave out paragraph (a)
Stage
Report stage
Type
DeleteClauseOrSchedule
Clause
2
Lord Patel

Clause 3 6

Amendment #10032873#10032873Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 3, page 2, line 10, after “must” insert “first”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
3
Lord Patel
Amendment #10032874#10032874Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 3, page 2, line 11, at end insert “UK medical graduates, and then to—”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
3
Lord Patel
Amendment #10032880#10032880Not movedRemoves provision
Amendment text
Clause 3, page 2, line 12, leave out paragraph (a)
Stage
Committee stage
Type
DeleteClauseOrSchedule
Clause
3
Lord Patel
Amendment #10033400#10033400Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 3, page 2, line 11, after “are” insert “UK medical graduates, and then to”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
3
Lord Patel
Amendment #10033401#10033401Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 3, page 2, line 10, after “must” insert “first”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
3
Lord Patel
Amendment #10033402#10033402Not movedRemoves provision
Amendment text
Clause 3, page 2, line 12, leave out paragraph (a)
Stage
Report stage
Type
DeleteClauseOrSchedule
Clause
3
Lord Patel

Clause 4 12

Amendment #10032380#10032380Negatived on divisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 3, line 3, after “are” insert “a British citizen or are”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Stuart Andrew
Amendment #10032381#10032381Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 3, line 2, at end insert “unless that time was spent outside the British Islands as part of a posting with the UK armed forces.”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Stuart Andrew
Amendment #10032797#10032797Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 3, line 4, leave out “(3) or (4)” and insert “(2A), (3) or (4).
(2A) A person is within this subsection if they hold a primary UK medical qualification issued by a UK-registered institution, operating on 1 January 2026, which is identical in character to a qualification undertaken in the British Islands and recognised as such by the UK General Medical Council.
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Baroness Gerada
Amendment #10032798#10032798WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 3, line 2, at end insert “, unless they hold a primary UK medical qualification issued by a UK registered institution, operating on the date of 1 January 2026, which is identical in character to a qualification undertaken in the British Islands and recognised as such by the UK General Medical Council.”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Baroness Gerada
Amendment #10032799#10032799Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 3, line 13, at end insert—
“(ba) Malta,”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Baroness Gerada
Amendment #10032801#10032801Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 3, line 4, leave out “(3) or (4)” and insert “(2A), (3) or (4).
(2A) A person is within this subsection if—

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Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Lord Forbes of Newcastle
Amendment #10032837#10032837Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 3, line 8, leave out paragraph (b) and insert—
“(b) they spent at least 60% of their time training for that qualification in Ireland.”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Amendment #10032886#10032886Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 3, line 15, at end insert—
“(e) the British Islands, in respect of persons who have spent a majority of their time training for the qualification outside the British Islands.”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Earl Howe
Amendment #10032989#10032989WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 3, line 4, leave out “(3) or (4)” and insert “(2A), (3) or (4).
(2A) A person is within this subsection if—

The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Amendment #10033383#10033383Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 3, line 21, at end insert—
“(7) The appropriate authority may by regulations prescribe a maximum number of persons eligible by virtue of subsection (2A) in any application cycle.
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Baroness Gerada
Amendment #10033385#10033385Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 3, line 4, at end insert—
(2A) A person is within this subsection if they hold a primary United Kingdom medical qualification, where—

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Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Baroness Gerada
Amendment #10033423#10033423Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 3, line 4, at end insert—
“(2A) A person is within this subsection if—

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Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Lord Darzi of Denham

Clause 5 1

Amendment #10032383#10032383Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 5, page 3, line 30, at end insert “,
provided that the majority of training for the programme takes place in the United Kingdom.”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
5
Stuart Andrew

Clause 7 6

Amendment #10032374#10032374Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 7, page 5, line 40, after “under” insert “section 3 (regulations describing persons who may be prioritised for specialty training programmes from 2027 onwards)”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
7
Helen Morgan
Amendment #10032375#10032375Not calledRemoves provision
Amendment text
Clause 7, page 5, line 24, leave out “section 3 or”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
DeleteClauseOrSchedule
Clause
7
Helen Morgan
Amendment #10032377#10032377Not calledAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 7, page 6, line 19, at end insert—
“(6) Before laying before Parliament a draft statutory instrument containing regulations under section 3 the Secretary of State must obtain the consent of—

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Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
7
Helen Morgan
Amendment #10032378#10032378Negatived on divisionRemoves provision
Amendment text
Clause 7, page 5, line 1, leave out paragraph (a)
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
DeleteClauseOrSchedule
Clause
7
Helen Morgan
Amendment #10032990#10032990WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 7, page 4, line 39, leave out subsections (1) to (4) and insert—
“(1) Regulations under this Act are subject to the affirmative procedure.”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
7
Lord Mohammed of Tinsley
Amendment #10033384#10033384Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 7, page 5, line 41, after “countries)” insert “and section 4(7) (regulations setting maximum number of applicants eligible for prioritisation)”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
7
Baroness Gerada

Clause 8 2

Amendment #10032065#10032065Negatived on divisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 8, page 6, line 23, leave out from “on” to the end of line 24 and insert “the day on which it is passed”
Stage
Committee of the whole House
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
8
Stuart Andrew
Amendment #10033404#10033404Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 8, page 6, line 23, leave out from “on” to the end of line 24 and insert “the day on which it is passed”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
8
Lord Kamall