Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the future wellbeing of severely disabled adults living in care homes that are due to be closed.

The Government has made no such assessment. Local authorities are responsible for assessing the social care needs of their populations and for arranging or providing care to meet their eligible needs.

Should care homes have to close, it is for the relevant local authorities to assess the care needs of residents and ensure that suitable alternative provision is arranged for them if they are not able to do so for themselves.

The Government is committed to improving outcomes for disabled people and supporting them to live independent lives. Fulfilling Potential, the Government’s Disability Strategy sets out to achieve our ambition of enabling disabled people – of all backgrounds and ages - to fulfil their potential and play a full role in society.