Question follow-through · 88945

Care Homes: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of Milbanke care home on the availability of care home places in (a) Lancashire and (b) Fylde constituency.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Nov 2025
Target answer date
12 Nov 2025
Answer
14 Nov 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of Milbanke care home on the availability of care home places in (a) Lancashire and (b) Fylde constituency.

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    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...

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