Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 18090

Patients: Safety

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

LabourSlough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of the Care Quality Commission's enforcement powers to ensure patient safety.

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, with a range of enforcement powers. The Department holds the CQC to account regularly for its overall performance and delivery of its regulatory fun...

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