Health and Social Care Committee elects chair

Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran has been elected chair of the Health and Social Care Committee.

Layla Moran (c) UK Parliament

Layla Moran (c) UK Parliament

Moran, who was elected unopposed, will take up role when the remaining members of the committee have been appointed.

‘I am delighted to be taking on the role of chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, to constructively challenge ministers and the department to deliver,' Moran said.

‘With millions stuck on waiting lists, doctors and nurses overstretched, and far too many elderly people trapped in hospitals without a care plan, the role of the committee as a critical friend of the Government as it tackles these challenges has never been more important.

‘From social care to dentistry, and waiting lists to the workforce crisis, it has never been more pressing to find common ground across the political spectrum and I look forward to running a committee that champions the voice of patients and front line health and social care staff.'

Moran is the Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon and has been an MP since 8 June 2017.

She is currently Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Foreign Affairs & International Development and Science, Innovation & Technology.

 

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