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Health and Social Care Select Committee

UK House of Commons select committee

Summary

UK House of Commons select committee

Field	Value
name	Health and Social Care Select Committee
abbreviation	HSC/HSCC/HSCSC
formation	1979
formerly	Health Select Committee; Social Services Committee
purpose	Select Committee of Parliament responsible for oversight of the DHSC and its associated agencies and public bodies.
leader_name	Layla Moran
leader_title	Chair

The Health and Social Care Select Committee (abbreviated to HSC, HSCC and HSCSC) is a Departmental Select Committee of the British House of Commons, the lower house of the United Kingdom Parliament. Its remit is to examine the policy, administration and expenditure of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and its associated agencies and public bodies.

Current membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:

Member	Constituency
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Layla Moran MP (Chair)	Liberal Democrats
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Paulette Hamilton MP (Vice Chair)	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Danny Beales MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Ben Coleman MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Beccy Cooper MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Jen Craft MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Josh Fenton-Glynn MP	Labour
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}	Andrew George MP	Liberal Democrats
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Alex McIntyre MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Joe Robertson MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Greg Stafford MP	Conservative

Changes since 2024

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
nowrap	17 March 2025	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Deirdre Costigan MP (Labour)	Ealing Southall	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Alex McIntyre MP (Labour)

2019-2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.

Member	Constituency
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Jeremy Hunt MP (Chair)	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Paul Bristow MP	Conservative
Scottish National Party}}"	Amy Callaghan MP	SNP
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Rosie Cooper MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	James Davies MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Luke Evans MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	James Murray MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Taiwo Owatemi MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Sarah Owen MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Dean Russell MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Laura Trott MP	Conservative

Changes 2019-2024

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
11 May 2020	Labour Party (UK)}}"		James Murray MP (Labour)	Ealing North	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Barbara Keeley MP (Labour)
29 June 2020	Scottish National Party}}"		Amy Callaghan MP (SNP)	East Dunbartonshire	→	Scottish National Party}}"		Neale Hanvey MP (SNP)
25 May 2021	Alba Party}}"		Neale Hanvey MP (Alba)	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	→	Scottish National Party}}"		Anum Qaisar MP (SNP)
2 November 2021	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		James Davies MP (Conservative)	Vale of Clwyd	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Lucy Allan MP (Conservative)
5 January 2022	Scottish National Party}}"		Anum Qaisar MP (SNP)	Airdrie and Shotts	→	Scottish National Party}}"		Martyn Day MP (SNP)
23 May 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Paul Bristow MP (Conservative)	Peterborough	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Marco Longhi MP (Conservative)
4 July 2022	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Barbara Keeley MP (Labour)	Worsley and Eccles South	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Paulette Hamilton MP (Labour)
Sarah Owen MP (Labour)	Luton North	Rachael Maskell MP (Labour)	York Central
17 October 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Jeremy Hunt MP (Chair, Conservative)	South West Surrey	→	Vacant	Hansard
20 October 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Dean Russell MP (Conservative)	Watford	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Helen Whately MP (Conservative)
Marco Longhi MP (Conservative)	Dudley North	James Morris MP (Conservative)	Halesowen and Rowley Regis
2 November 2022	Vacant	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Steve Brine MP (Chair, Conservative)	Winchester	Hansard
8 November 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Helen Whately MP (Conservative)	Faversham and Mid Kent	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Chris Green MP (Conservative)
21 November 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Laura Trott MP (Conservative)	Sevenoaks	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Caroline Johnson MP (Conservative)
29 November 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Luke Evans MP (Conservative)	Bosworth	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Paul Bristow MP (Conservative)
30 November 2022	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Rosie Cooper MP (Labour)	West Lancashire	→	Vacant	Resignation of member from Parliament
13 December 2022	Vacant	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Paul Blomfield MP (Labour)	Sheffield Central	Hansard
12 September 2023	Scottish National Party}}"		Martyn Day MP (SNP)	Linlithgow and East Falkirk	→	Scottish National Party}}"		Amy Callaghan MP (SNP)

2017-2019 Parliament

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

Member	Constituency
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Dr Sarah Wollaston MP (Chair)	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Luciana Berger MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Ben Bradshaw MP	Labour
Scottish National Party}}"	Dr Lisa Cameron MP	Scottish National Party
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Rosie Cooper MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Dr Caroline Johnson MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Diana Johnson MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Johnny Mercer MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Andrew Selous MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Maggie Throup MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Dr Paul Williams MP	Labour

Changes 2017-2019

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
20 February 2018	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Dr Caroline Johnson MP (Conservative)	Sleaford and North Hykeham	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Derek Thomas MP (Conservative)
Maggie Throup MP (Conservative)	Erewash	Martin Vickers MP (Conservative)	Cleethorpes
14 January 2018	Scottish National Party}}"		Dr Lisa Cameron MP (SNP)	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow	→	Scottish National Party}}"	Dr Philippa Whitford MP (SNP)
13 May 2019	Scottish National Party}}"		Dr Philippa Whitford MP (SNP)	Central Ayrshire	→	Scottish National Party}}"	Angela Crawley MP (SNP)
15 July 2019	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Martin Vickers MP (Conservative)	Cleethorpes	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Anne Marie Morris MP (Conservative)

2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 8 July 2015.

Member	Constituency
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Dr Sarah Wollaston MP (Chair)	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Dr James Davies MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Andrea Jenkyns MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Liz McInnes MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Rachael Maskell MP	Labour and Co-op
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Andrew Percy MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Paula Sherriff MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Emily Thornberry MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Maggie Throup MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Helen Whately MP	Conservative
Scottish National Party}}"	Dr Philippa Whitford MP	Scottish National Party

Changes 2015-2017

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
26 October 2015	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Rachael Maskell MP (Labour and Co-op)	York Central	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Ben Bradshaw MP (Labour)
Liz McInnes MP (Labour)	Heywood and Middleton	Julie Cooper MP (Labour)	Burnley
Emily Thornberry MP (Labour)	Islington South and Finsbury	Emma Reynolds MP (Labour)	Wolverhampton North East
31 October 2016	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Julie Cooper MP (Labour)	Burnley	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Heidi Alexander MP (Labour)
Emma Reynolds MP (Labour)	Wolverhampton North East	Luciana Berger MP (Labour and Co-op)	Liverpool Wavertree
Paula Sherriff MP (Labour)	Dewsbury	Rosie Cooper MP (Labour)	West Lancashire
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Andrew Percy MP (Conservative)	Brigg and Goole	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Andrew Selous MP (Conservative)	South West Bedfordshire

2010-2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.

Member	Constituency
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Stephen Dorrell MP (Chair)	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Rosie Cooper MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Nadine Dorries MP	Conservative
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Andrew George MP	Liberal Democrats
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Fiona Mactaggart MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Grahame Morris MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Virendra Sharma MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Chris Skidmore MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	David Tredinnick MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Valerie Vaz MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Dr Sarah Wollaston MP	Conservative

Changes 2010-2015

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
2 November 2010	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Fiona Mactaggart MP (Labour)	Slough	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Yvonne Fovargue MP (Labour)
27 June 2011	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Nadine Dorries MP (Conservative)	Mid Bedfordshire	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Dr Dan Poulter MP (Conservative)
nowrap	24 October 2011	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Yvonne Fovargue MP (Labour)	Makerfield	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Barbara Keeley MP (Labour)
29 October 2012	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Dr Dan Poulter MP (Conservative)	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Andrew Percy MP (Conservative)
17 June 2013	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Chris Skidmore MP (Conservative)	Kingswood	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Charlotte Leslie MP (Conservative)
4 June 2014	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Stephen Dorrell MP (Chair, Conservative)	Charnwood	→	Vacant	Hansard
4 June 2014	Vacant	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Dr Sarah Wollaston MP (Chair, Conservative)	Totnes	Hansard
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Dr Sarah Wollaston MP (Conservative)	Totnes	Vacant
7 July 2014	Vacant	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Robert Jenrick MP (Chair, Conservative)	Newark	Hansard

Inquiries

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

2019 to 2024

Management of the Coronavirus Outbreak, opened 3 March 2020 (completed)
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of NICE, opened 4 March 2020 (completed)
Social care: funding and workforce, opened 10 March 2020 (completed)
Delivering Core NHS and Care Services during the Pandemic and Beyond, opened 22 April 2020 (completed)
Safety of maternity services in England, opened 24 July 2020 (completed)
Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care, opened 30 July 2020 (ongoing)
Coronavirus: lessons learnt, opened 6 October 2020 (ongoing), joint-inquiry with the Science and Technology Committee
Coronavirus: recent developments, opened 7 January 2021 (ongoing)
Children and young people's mental health, opened 29 January 2021 (ongoing)
Treatment of autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities, opened 3 February 2021 (ongoing)
Department's White Paper on health and social care, opened 25 February 2021 (ongoing)
Supporting those with dementia and their carers, opened 12 May 2021 (ongoing)
Cancer services, opened 6 July 2021 (ongoing)
General Practice Data for Planning and Research, opened 15 July 2021 (ongoing)
Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic, opened 20 July 2021 (ongoing)
NHS litigation reform, opened 22 September 2021 (ongoing)
The future of General Practice, opened 15 November 2021
Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care, opened 23 November 2021
The impact of body image on mental and physical health, opened 1 December 2021
Integrated Care Systems: autonomy and accountability, opened 6 July 2022
Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety (IMMDS) Review follow up one-off session, opened 1 September 2022

2017–2019

Alcohol minimum unit pricing
Antimicrobial resistance inquiry
Availability of Orkambi on the NHS
Brexit – medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin
Budget and NHS long-term plan
Calls for cases of GP visa issues
Care Quality Commission
Care Quality Commission's State of Care Report 2018-19
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Childhood obesity
Childhood obesity follow-up 2019
Dentistry Services
Drugs policy
Drugs policy: medicinal cannabis
First 1000 days of life
Government’s review of NHS overseas visitor charging
Harding Review of health and social care workforce
Impact of a no deal Brexit on health and social care
Impact of the Brexit withdrawal agreement on health and social care
Improving air quality
Integrated care: organisations, partnerships and systems inquiry
Kark Report
Long term funding of adult social care
Long-term Sustainability of the NHS
Memorandum of understanding on data-sharing
National Audit Office's Report on Investigation into pre-school vaccination
NHS Capital
NHS funding
NHS Long-term Plan: legislative proposals
NMC and Furness General Hospital
Nursing workforce
Patient safety and gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare
Pre-Appointment hearing for Chair of National Health Service Improvement
Pre-Appointment hearing for Chair of NHS England
Prison healthcare
Sexual health
Suicide prevention: follow-up
Transforming children and young people's mental health provision
Work of NHS England and NHS Improvement
Work of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

2015–2019

Appointment of Chair of Food Standards Agency hearing
Brexit and health and social care
Care Quality Commission accountability
Childhood obesity
Childhood obesity: follow-up
Children and young people's mental health - role of education inquiry
Current issues in NHS England inquiry
Department of Health and NHS finances inquiry
Establishment and work of NHS Improvement inquiry
Impact of membership of the EU on health policy in the UK
Impact of the Spending Review on health and social care
Improving air quality
Maternity services
Meningitis B vaccine
NHS England current issues
Planning for winter pressure in accident and emergency departments
Pre-appointment hearing for CQC Chair
Pre-appointment hearing: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Primary care
Professional Standards Authority
Public health post-2013 - structures, organisation, funding and delivery
Suicide prevention
Sustainability and Transformation Plans
Work of the Secretary of State for Health

2010–2015

2013 accountability hearing with Monitor
2013 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission
2013 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council
2013 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
2014 accountability hearing with Monitor
2014 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission
2015 accountability hearing with the General Dental Council
2015 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council
2015 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Accident and emergency services
Accountability hearing with Monitor (2012)
Accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission (2012)
Accountability hearing with the General Medical Council (2012)
Accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2012)
Annual accountability hearing with Monitor
Annual accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission
Annual accountability hearing with the General Medical Council
Annual accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Care Quality Commission
Children's and adolescent mental health and CAMHS
Children's oral health
Commissioning
Complaints and Litigation
Complaints and raising concerns
Ebola virus
Education, training and workforce planning
Emergency services and emergency care
End of Life Care
Follow-up inquiry into Commissioning
Follow-up: Social Care inquiry
Government's Alcohol Strategy
Handling of NHS patient data
Health and Care Professions Council
Implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Integrated Care Pioneers
Management of long-term conditions
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Nursing
PPIP breast implants and regulation of cosmetic interventions
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Health Act 2007
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of NICE
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Care Quality Commission
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the NHS Commissioning Board
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Monitor
Professional responsibility of Healthcare practitioners
Professional Standards Authority work inquiry, Professional Standards Authority evidence
Public Expenditure
Public Expenditure 2
Public expenditure on health and care services
Public expenditure on health and social care
Public expenditure on health and social care
Public Health
Public Health England
Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry
Report of the NHS Future Forum
Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Health
Revalidation of Doctors
Social Care
The impact of physical activity and diet on health
Urgent and Emergency Care
Work of NHS England
Work of NICE

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