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
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 23 March 2021
Opened 25 February 2021

Latest news

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Committee to examine Government plans to reform NHS health and care
Health and Social Care Committee examines Government proposals to reform the NHS, health and care as outlined in the White Paper
26 February 2021
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MPs carry out pre-legislative scrutiny of draft NHS Health and Care Bill
The Health and Social Care Committee launches an inquiry to examine Government plans to reform NHS health and care
25 February 2021
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NHS and social care facing projected workforce gap of more than one million by 2033/34
Committee publishes further evidence on their inquiry into Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care
25 February 2021

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
2 March 2021 - 9am to 11:30am
Virtual meeting
Formal meeting (private meeting)
4 March 2021 - 10am to midday
Virtual meeting

Latest publications

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Social care: funding and workforce: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2019-21
Inquiry Social care: funding and workforce
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Government Response
Letter to the Minister of State for Care on Social care: funding and workforce
Inquiry Social care: funding and workforce
Committees Health and Social Care Committee
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Correspondence
Third special report: Drugs policy: Government Response to the Committees First Report of Session 2019
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Special Report

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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