On 4 November 2021, the House of Representatives unanimously adopted a motion by VVD MP Aukje de Vries calling for this parliamentary inquiry.
Due to disagreement about the research proposal, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Vera Bergkamp decided to postpone the inquiry.
A motion by PVV parliamentary leader Geert Wilders after the House of Representatives elections of 22 November 2023 to continue the inquiry was unanimously adopted.
At the end of September there was a fuss because Van Houwelingen had edited and posted a photo in which it appeared as if Minister of Health Ernst Kuipers was raising a Nazi flag.
[10] The committee's goal was to investigate the political balancing of public health and other societal interests, the observance of basic rights, and the role of the healthcare sector in decisions during the pandemic.
[11] De Kort warned in October 2024, during its initial preparatory phase, that the inquiry might be delayed due to a disagreement with the Schoof cabinet.
The committee had requested unredacted chat messages of civil servants, while the government had asked the Council of State for advice before providing any due to the potential presence of sensitive personal data.