Health and Social Care Select Committee


The Health and Social Care Select Committee is a Departmental Select Committee of the British House of Commons, the lower house of the United Kingdom Parliament. It oversees the operations of the Department of Health and Social Care and its associated 29 agencies and public bodies.

Inquiries

The Committee regularly initiates inquiries into government and the policies of DHSC's agencies and public bodies, such as NHS England and NHS Improvement. The Committees' power to hold an inquiry is a core function of a Departmental Select Committee.

2020 to Present

2020 to Present

was elected as the new committee chair in January 2020.

2017 to 2019

was re-elected as Chair on 12 July 2017, with other members elected on 11 September 2017 as follows:

Up to 2017 general election

Changes were made to the composition of the Select Committee on 26 October 2015 - Rachael Maskell, Liz McInnes and Emily Thornberry discharged - Ben Bradshaw, Julie Cooper and Emma Reynolds added. Membership was as follows.

At the start of the 2015-2016 session of parliament

Dr Sarah Wollaston was elected as current Chair of the Health Committee on Thursday 18 June 2015. The remaining members of the Committee were elected by the House on Wednesday 8 July 2015.

In the 2014-2015 session of parliament

Changes

Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.