Question follow-through · 82881

Social Services: Surrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission in (a) identifying and (b) responding to poor standards of care in the adult social care sector in Surrey Heath const

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Oct 2025
Target answer date
20 Oct 2025
Answer
28 Nov 2025 · 43 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission in (a) identifying and (b) responding to poor standards of care in the adult social care sector in Surrey Heath const

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Dr Penny Dash’s review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) uncovered significant failings in the internal workings of the CQC, which had led to a substantial loss of credibility within the health and social care sectors...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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