The House of Representatives has today appointed Gideon van Meijeren as a member of the parliamentary inquiry committee Corona. The inquiry committee now consists of the Members of Parliament Daan de Kort (VVD) as chairman, Anita Pijpelink (GroenLinks-PvdA) as vice-chairman, Peter Smitskam (PVV), Sander van Waveren (NSC), and Gideon van Meijeren (FVD).
The committee and its staff have nearly completed the first phase of the investigation. The majority of the research material and advanced documents have been studied and analyzed. The committee is preparing for the closed preliminary discussions that will start soon. Committee chairman Daan de Kort: We welcome Gideon van Meijeren as a new member of the inquiry committee on the eve of the closed preliminary discussions. It is important for the continuation of the investigation that he can fully participate in these discussions.
What is the committee investigating?
The inquiry committee aims to gain insight into the actions of the cabinet, the considerations that were made, and the insights that underpinned them during the corona years. This also applies to the role and functioning of the House of Representatives. The committee aims to draw lessons for the future. The inquiry committee specifically looks at how considerations were made between the importance of public health and other societal interests. The handling of fundamental rights and the place that healthcare has had in the considerations and decision-making will also be addressed.
The goal of the parliamentary inquiry is to learn from the experiences of this crisis to be better prepared for any future (health) crises.
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A parliamentary inquiry is the most powerful research tool that the House of Representatives has at its disposal when it wants to conduct its own research. The parliamentary inquiry Corona is the fifteenth post-war parliamentary inquiry.
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