The Committee for Health is a
Northern Ireland Assembly
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committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the
Department of Health
A health department or health ministry is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry. Subnational entities, such as states, counties and cities, often also operate a health department of their ow ...
and Minister for Health. The committee also plays a key role in the consultation, consideration and development of new legislation.
Until 2016, the committee was called the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety.
2017–2022 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 23 January 2020.
Changes 2017–2022
Source:
2016–2017 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 2 June 2016.
Changes 2016–2017
2011–2016 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2011–2016 Assembly on 25 May 2011.
Changes 2011–2016
See also
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Committee
A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...
References
External links
Committee for Health
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Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliamentary committees on Healthcare