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. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) @CommonsHealth

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Upcoming events

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Tuesday 24 June 2025
1:15pm
Private meeting 24 June 2025
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 25 June 2025
9:15am Private
9:30am Public
Autism and ADHD Diagnostic Pathways for Children and Young People - Oral evidence 25 June 2025
9:30am
  • Ms Anna Collishaw-Nikodemus (Head of Policy, Voice and Influencing at KIDS)
  • Jolanta Lasota (Chief Executive at Ambitious about Autism)
  • Henry Shelford (CEO at ADHD UK Alliance)
10:30am
  • Hayden Ginns (Assistant Director for Children at Portsmouth City Council and Portsmouth ICB)
  • Professor Jonathan Green (Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at The University of Manchester)
  • Professor Mark Mon-Williams (Chair in Cognitive Psychology at The University of Leeds)
  • Professor Anita Thapar (Chair at ADHD Taskforce)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Past events

Wednesday 18 June 2025
9:15am Private
9:30am Public
Black Maternal Health - Oral evidence 18 June 2025
9:30am
  • Janet Fyle MBE (Professional Policy Advisor at Royal College of Midwives)
  • Sylvia Owusu-Nepaul (Programme Director at Birmingham and Solihull United Maternity & Newborn Partnership)
  • Professor Hassan Shehata (Senior and Global Health Vice President at Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG))
10:30am
  • The Baroness Merron (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health at Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC))
  • Kate Brintworth (Chief Midwifery Officer at NHS England)
  • Professor Bola Owolabi (Director of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme at NHS England)
  • Professor Lucy Chappell (Chief Scientific Adviser at Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC))
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 17 June 2025
1:15pm
Private meeting 17 June 2025
Room 5, Palace of Westminster
9-11 June 2025
6:00pm
Visit 9-11 June 2025
Trieste, Italy
Wednesday 4 June 2025
9:15am Private
9:30am Public
The First 1000 Days: a renewed focus - Oral evidence 4 June 2025
9:30am
  • Dr Christine Farquharson (Associate Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies)
  • Rukshana Kapasi (Director of Health at Barnardos)
  • Rachel Roberts (Strategic Lead for Early Help and Prevention, Children, Young People and Family Services at Hull City Council)
  • Alison Morton (CEO at Institute of Health Visiting)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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  • Email: hsccom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (general enquiries) 020 7219 6182 | 020 7219 3138 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Health and Social Care Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA