Written questions

Care Homes: Closures

Commons · Question 123040 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the primary causes of care home closures in England.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 30 Mar 2026

The Department does not collect data on the causes of care home closures in England. Adult social care services are provided through a largely outsourced market of commercial organisations and charities. Local authorities are best placed to understand and...