Care Homes: Sign Language
Commons · Question 83908 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that British Sign Language services are provided in care homes in England.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 21 Nov 2025
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,...