Written questions

Care Homes: Inspections

Commons · Question 122764 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 31 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure any (a) delays delays to CQC inspections and (b) changes in the level demand in the social care system does not affect the frequency of inspections of

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 31 Mar 2026

The Department is holding the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to account for its performance and has strengthened oversight following Dr Penny Dash’s review of the CQC’s operational effectiveness, including improvements in timeliness of assessments.The CQC ...