Question follow-through · 18601
Social Services: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to social care services for the elderly.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to social care services for the elderly.
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jul 2026
Answer published
In England, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities have a duty to meet the eligible needs of the people in their area including the elderly.Local authorities in England are also tasked with the duty to shape their care markets to meet the diverse need...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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