Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111235

Social Services

Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Shaun Davies

LabourTelford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a public interest assessment for large-scale acquisitions in the adult social care sector.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) oversees the Market Oversight Scheme (MOS), which was established under Section 53 of the Care Act 2014 as an independent scheme with the aim of ensuring continuity of care services. The MOS was launched in 2015 and monit...

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