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registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-02-06
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Social Services more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department’s planned consultation on adult social care will include consideration of unfair care home contracts. more like this
tabling member constituency Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Pollard remove filter
uin 126884 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-08more like thismore than 2018-02-08
answer text <p>Any instance of unfair and harmful terms and conditions in care home contracts are unacceptable. The issue was highlighted by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the final report of their care home market study published on 30 November 2017.</p><p> </p><p>It is right that the CMA is taking enforcement action where appropriate and we welcome that the CMA will provide guidance on consumer law for the adult social care sector. The CMA report set out important recommendations about what can be done to better protect care home residents from unfair practices.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will set out its response to the CMA’s recommendations on this issue.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage remove filter
question first answered
less than 2018-02-08T12:14:30.72Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4682
label Biography information for Luke Pollard more like this