Written questions

Hearing Impairment: Mental Capacity

Commons · Question 83910 · 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, how many deaf individuals have been wrongly assessed under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 as a result of communication barriers in the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 21 Nov 2025

The Department does not hold the requested data.