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Care Homes: Lancashire

Commons · Question 88943 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Nov 2025

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with Lancashire County Council on care home provision in (a) Lancashire and (b) Fylde constituency.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Nov 2025

Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities, in this case the Lancashire County Council, are required to shape their local markets, and to ensure that people have a range of high-quality, sustainable, and person-centred care and support options available t...