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Social Services: Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment |
| Question ID: |
1798477 |
| UIN: |
49151 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-29 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5111 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Martin Wrigley
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Martin Wrigley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that deafblind people are able to access care needs assessments. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-07 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4359 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Kinnock
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| Answering Member handle: |
skinnock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@skinnock
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| Answer text: |
Under the Care Act 2014 and the Care and Support (Assessment) Regulations 2014, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that deafblind people in their area access the right care and support. This includes making contact with, and keeping a record o... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |