Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 40977

Care Homes

Tabled: 24 March 2025

Answered: 31 March 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support care homes operating at full capacity.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population. That is why, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care market and to commission a range of high-quality, sustainable,...

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