Question follow-through · 111235

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a public interest assessment for large-scale acquisitions in the adult social care sector.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Feb 2026
Target answer date
12 Feb 2026
Answer
12 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a public interest assessment for large-scale acquisitions in the adult social care sector.

  2. 12 Feb 2026

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  3. 12 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) oversees the Market Oversight Scheme (MOS), which was established under Section 53 of the Care Act 2014 as an independent scheme with the aim of ensuring continuity of care services. The MOS was launched in 2015 and monit...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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