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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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Third Report - Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Food Standards Agency
Work Pre-appointment hearing for the position of Chair of the Food Standards Agency (Pre-appointment hearing)
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Second Report - Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care
Inquiry Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care
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First Report - The Government’s White Paper proposals for the reform of Health and Social Care
Inquiry Department's White Paper on health and social care
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HC 20
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Oral evidence transcripts

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10 June 2021
Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt
Witnesses Matt Hancock (Secretary of State at Department for Health and Social Care)
Committees Science and Technology Committee, and Health and Social Care Committee
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8 June 2021
Work Pre-appointment hearing for the position of Chair of the Food Standards Agency (Pre-appointment hearing)
Committees Health and Social Care Committee
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26 May 2021
Inquiry Coronavirus: lessons learnt
Witnesses Dominic Cummings, Former Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister
Committees Science and Technology Committee, and Health and Social Care Committee
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Written evidence

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ADL0013 - Treatment of autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities
Witnesses The Challenging Behaviour Foundation
Committees Health and Social Care Committee
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ADL0014 - Treatment of autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities
Witnesses The Challenging Behaviour Foundation
Committees Health and Social Care Committee
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CLL0110 - Coronavirus: lessons learnt
Witnesses Nigel Glassborow
Committees Science and Technology Committee, and Health and Social Care Committee
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
1 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
101 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
1 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
9 published

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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