Question follow-through · 127821
Care Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the extent to which residents and families are presented with a genuine choice when a care home placement becomes local-authority funded, as opposed to being off
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 16 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the extent to which residents and families are presented with a genuine choice when a care home placement becomes local-authority funded, as opposed to being off
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population, which is why, under the Care Act 2014, they are tasked with the duty to shape their care markets to meet the diverse needs of all local people. In doing so, they s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Care Homes
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department collects on the number of older people required to move from care home placements following a transition to local authority funding; and if he will publish that data.
Care Homes
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Care Homes
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Neurodiversity: Hampshire and Isle of Wight
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board to pause Right to Choose pathways for ADHD and autism assessments until 2027
Mental Health Services: Children
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Neurodiversity: Hampshire and Isle of Wight
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children and adults in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been impacted by the pause of Right to Choose pathways for ADHD and autism assessments.
Patient Choice Schemes
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the communication of the pause of Right to Choose pathways to families, including the timing and level of notice.
Mental Health Services: Patient Choice Schemes
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed trends in the level of families being advised by NHS services to leave CAMHS waiting lists to pursue Right to Choose assessments.
Mental Health Services
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards provide clear, timely and accessible information to families affected by changes to assessment pathways.
Patient Choice Schemes
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will require Integrated Care Boards to establish a single point of contact for families affected by the pause of Right to Choose pathways.
Patient Choice Schemes
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of pausing the Right to Choose pathways on trends in the level of demand for private assessments among families unable to access NHS support.
Health Services: Children
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that children whose needs are escalating while awaiting assessment receive interim support from local NHS services.