Committees

Health and Social Care Committee

Commons Select Committee

Welcome to the cross-party Health and Social Care Committee. It is our responsibility to scrutinise the work of the Department of Health and Social Care and its associated public bodies. We examine government policy, spending and administration on behalf of the electorate and the House of Commons. The Committee Chair is the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP. You can follow the Committee on Twitter @CommonsHealth

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These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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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.

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Social care: funding and workforce
Report:
Published
On 22 October 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 17 February 2021
Opened 10 March 2020
Safety of maternity services in England
Opened 24 July 2020
Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care
Opened 30 July 2020
Coronavirus: lessons learnt
Opened 6 October 2020
Coronavirus: recent developments
Opened 5 January 2021
Children and young people's mental health
Opened 29 January 2021
Treatment of autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities
Opened 3 February 2021
Department's White Paper on health and social care
Opened 25 February 2021

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.

Latest news

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Is the Government on track to halve baby deaths by 2025?
Expert Panel to rate Government's handling of four key maternity services targets.
9 April 2021
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Black maternal mortality and healthcare campaigners nominated for Petition Campaign of the Year
The nominees for the inaugural Petition Campaign of the Year Award have been announced.
24 March 2021
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New Children’s Commissioner questioned on improvements needed to mental health services
The session will assess the current state of children’s mental health services and what more needs to be done to improve them.
22 March 2021

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
13 April 2021 - 9am to 11:30am
Virtual meeting

Latest publications

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Letter to the Secretary of State on the work of the Expert Panel dated 24 November 2020
Work Expert Panel: evaluation of the Government’s commitments in the area of maternity services in England (Non-inquiry session)
Committees Health and Social Care Committee
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Correspondence
Letter from the Secretary of State on the work of the Expert Panel dated 14 December 2020
Work Expert Panel: evaluation of the Government’s commitments in the area of maternity services in England (Non-inquiry session)
Committees Health and Social Care Committee
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Correspondence
Letter to the Secretary of State on Goverment committments in the area of maternity services dated 16 March 2021
Work Expert Panel: evaluation of the Government’s commitments in the area of maternity services in England (Non-inquiry session)
Committees Health and Social Care Committee
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Correspondence

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  • Email: hsccom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (Non-media Enquiries) 020 7219 6182 / (Media Enquiries) 020 7219 6832/ 077 5310 1017
  • Address: Health and Social Care Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA