Health Committee - Second Report
The work of the Committee in 2008-09

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 10 December 2009.

Contents

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Terms of Reference

1  Introduction

2  Core Tasks

Objective A: To examine and comment on the policy of the Department
Task 1: Examination of policy proposals; and Task 4: Examination of departmental documents and decisions

Task 2: Identification of emerging policies or deficient policy

Task 3: Scrutiny of draft bills

Objective B: To examine the expenditure of the Department

Task 5: Examination of expenditure

Objective C: To examine the administration of the Department

Task 6: Examination of Public Service Agreements and targets

Task 7: Monitoring of Associated bodies

Task 8: Scrutiny of major appointments

Task 9: Examination of the implementation of legislation and major policy initiatives

Objective D: To assist the House in debate and decision

Task 10: Informing public debate

3  Other issues

Working practices
Informal meetings

Visits

Follow-up to previous reports

Publication of written evidence at beginning of inquiry

Publication of spreadsheets of PEQ data on website

Petitions

Looking forward

Annex 1 Subjects covered by the Health Committee in 2008-09

Annex 2 Core tasks fulfilled

Annex 3 Sessional Information

Annex 4 Informal meetings held

Formal Minutes

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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Prepared 16 December 2009