Source · Select Committee · House of Commons
Health and Social Care Committee
Scrutinises: Department of Health and Social Care
172 reports
772 conclusions & recs
53 govt responses
8 overdue
Government Response
Accepted: 98
Accepted in Part: 32
Acknowledged: 50
Deferred: 91
Not Addressed: 10
Rejected: 37
Committee work
| Inquiry | Type | Status | Opened | Reports | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHS dentistry Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 7 Dec 2022 | 2 | 26 | Responded |
| Assisted dying/assisted suicide Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 5 Dec 2022 | 2 | 20 | Responded |
| Cancer services update Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 Nov 2022 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the role of Chair of HSSIB Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 24 Oct 2022 | 1 | — | — |
| Expert Panel: Evaluation of Government commitments made on the digitisation of the NHS Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Oct 2022 | — | — | — |
| IMMDS Review follow up one-off session Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 1 Sep 2022 | 2 | 9 | Responded |
| Integrated Care Systems: autonomy and accountability Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 6 Jul 2022 | 2 | 30 | Responded |
| Pre-appointment hearing for the Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Patient Safety Commissioner Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 30 Jun 2022 | 1 | — | — |
| Digital transformation in the NHS Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 13 May 2022 | 2 | 15 | Responded |
| Expert Panel: evaluation of Government’s commitments in the area of the health and social care workforce in England Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 19 Apr 2022 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment hearing for the position of Chair of the Chair Quality Commission Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 17 Feb 2022 | 1 | — | — |
| Work of the Department Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Jan 2022 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment hearing for the position of Chair of NHS England Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 12 Jan 2022 | 1 | — | — |
| Expert Panel: evaluation of the Government’s commitments in the area of cancer services in England Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Jan 2022 | — | — | — |
| Omicron variant update Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 10 Dec 2021 | — | — | — |
| The impact of body image on mental and physical health Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 1 Dec 2021 | 2 | 26 | Responded |
| Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 23 Nov 2021 | 2 | 73 | Responded |
| The future of General Practice Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 16 Nov 2021 | 2 | 45 | Responded |
| NHS litigation reform Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 22 Sep 2021 | 1 | 34 | Awaiting |
| Expert Panel: evaluation of the Government’s commitments in the area of mental health services in England Non-inquiry session | No report yet | Closed | 6 Aug 2021 | — | — | — |
| Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 20 Jul 2021 | 2 | 34 | Responded |
| General Practice Data for Planning and Research Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 15 Jul 2021 | — | — | — |
| Cancer services Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 6 Jul 2021 | 2 | 30 | Responded |
| Pre-appointment hearing for the position of Chair of the Food Standards Agency Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 2 Jun 2021 | 1 | — | — |
| Supporting those with dementia and their carers Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 12 May 2021 | 1 | 9 | Awaiting |
| Expert Panel: evaluation of the Government’s commitments in the area of maternity services in England Non-inquiry session | Report | Closed | 9 Apr 2021 | 2 | — | — |
| Department's White Paper on health and social care Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 25 Feb 2021 | 1 | 36 | Awaiting |
| Treatment of autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 3 Feb 2021 | 3 | 20 | Responded |
| Children and young people's mental health Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 29 Jan 2021 | 2 | 40 | Responded |
| Coronavirus: recent developments Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 5 Jan 2021 | — | — | — |
| Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 30 Jul 2020 | 2 | 33 | Responded |
| Safety of maternity services in England Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 24 Jul 2020 | 2 | 31 | Responded |
| Delivering Core NHS and Care Services during the Pandemic and Beyond Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 22 Apr 2020 | 2 | 31 | Responded |
| Social care: funding and workforce Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 10 Mar 2020 | 2 | 21 | Responded |
| Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of NICE Inquiry | Report | Closed | 4 Mar 2020 | 1 | — | — |
| Management of the Coronavirus Outbreak Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 3 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| National Audit Office's Report on Investigation into pre-school vaccination inquiry Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 24 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| Care Quality Commission's State of Care Report 2018-19 inquiry Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 9 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| NHS Capital inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Sep 2019 | — | — | — |
| Childhood obesity follow-up 2019 inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 Sep 2019 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry Services inquiry Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 26 Jul 2019 | — | — | — |
| Government’s review of NHS overseas visitor charging inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 5 Jun 2019 | — | — | — |
| Harding Review of health and social care workforce inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 May 2019 | — | — | — |
| NHS Long-term Plan: legislative proposals inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 25 Feb 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| Kark Report inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 11 Feb 2019 | — | — | — |
| Suicide prevention: follow-up inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 10 Dec 2018 | — | — | — |
| Drugs policy: medicinal cannabis inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 6 Dec 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Drugs policy inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 6 Dec 2018 | 1 | — | — |
| Availability of Orkambi on the NHS inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 30 Nov 2018 | — | — | — |
| Impact of the Brexit withdrawal agreement on health and social care inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 Nov 2018 | — | — | — |