Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122765

Care Homes: Inspections

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that care homes are inspected regularly.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department is holding the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to account for its performance and has strengthened oversight following Dr Penny Dash’s review of the CQC’s operational effectiveness, including improvements in timeliness of assessments.The CQC ...

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