8 current inquiries
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.
Children and Young People's Mental Health
Opened 3 June 2026
Health Bill
Report:
Published
On 12 June 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 12 August 2026
Opened 19 May 2026
Delivering the Neighbourhood Health Service: Estates
Opened 12 December 2025
Food and Weight Management
Opened 17 July 2025
Healthy Ageing: physical activity in an ageing society
Report:
Published
On 22 May 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 22 July 2026
Opened 26 June 2025
The First 1000 Days: a renewed focus
Report:
Published
On 22 January 2026
Govt. response:
Overdue
Since 22 March 2026
Opened 21 March 2025
Community Mental Health Services
Report:
Published
On 19 March 2026
Opened 17 December 2024
Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction
Report:
Published
On 5 May 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 9 July 2025
Opened 31 October 2024
Non-inquiry work
Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.
Pre-appointment hearings
People nominated to certain public offices may be examined by a committee to assess their suitability and plans for the role.
Latest news
SEND, mental health and prevention overlooked in NHS reforms, say MPs preparing amendments to Health Bill
The Health and Social Care Committee has today published a report outlining amendments to the Health Bill
12 June 2026
Children and young people’s mental health: committees launch survey and announce first evidence session
The Education and Health and Social Care committees have launched a survey to capture the individual experiences of young adults who have received mental health services.
8 June 2026
Physical activity as important as medication for keeping older people healthy and happy, MPs say
Physical activity should be at the heart of the NHS’s support for older people and is as important as providing medication, a report by the Health and Social Care Committee says.
22 May 2026
Upcoming events
Tuesday
16 June 2026
1:50pm
Private
2:00pm
Public
Federated Data Platform - Oral evidence
16 June 2026
2:00pm
- Dr Sarah Scobie (Deputy Director of Research at Nuffield Trust)
- Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt (Executive Chair at Open Data Institute)
- Matt Hennessy
3:00pm
- Ayub Bhayat (Director of Data & Analytics at NHS England)
- Preet Kaur Gill MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety at Department of Health and Social Care)
- Rob Thompson (Chief Digital, Data and Technology Officer at Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday
16 June 2026
10:00am
Public
Children and Young People's Mental Health - Oral evidence
16 June 2026
10:00am
- Professor Jo Ellins (Professor of Health Services Research at the Health Services Management Centre at University of Birmingham)
- Professor Nicholas Mays (Professor of Health Policy in the Department of Health Services Research and Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
- Dr Jessica Mundy (Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
11:00am
- Morgan Flack (Policy Officer at National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT))
- Catherine Roche (CEO at Place2Be)
- Claire Evans (Deputy CEO and Director of Education and Training at Anna Freud)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.
- Email: hsccom@parliament.uk
- Address: Health and Social Care Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA