Care Homes: Temperature
Commons · Question 61369 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the capacity of care settings to cope with extreme heat in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 30 Jun 2025
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator with oversight of quality and safety in health and care settings. Regulation 12 of the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 compels providers to assess the risks ...