§ Composition
- Lord President of the Council (chairman)
- Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Secretary of State for the Environment
- Secretary of State for Wales
- Secretary of State for Social Security
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Secretary of State for Scotland
- Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Secretary of State for Health
- Paymaster General
- Minister of State, Department of Health (Minister for Health)
- Minister of State, Department of Employment
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of National Heritage
§ The Secretaries of State for the Home Department, Transport and Education and the President of the Board of Trade should receive papers and may be invited to attend as appropriate.
§ Terms of reference
§ "To oversee the development, implementation and monitoring of the Government's health strategy, to co-ordinate the Government's policies on United Kingdom-wide issues affecting health, and report as necessary to the Ministerial Committee on Home and Social Affairs".