This week at a glance
| Debates, statements and motions | 3 |
|---|---|
| Bills, amendments and new laws | 1 |
| Select committees | 4 |
| Written questions and answers | 22 |
| GOV.UK: consultations, news and publications | 16 |
| Total | 46 |
Debates, statements and motions
- Minutes: Health and Social Care Committee, Thursday, 8 October 2026
Senedd · Health and Social Care Committee · Thu 29 Oct · business.senedd.wales
- First Minister's Question Time: Care Homes (Back-up Power Generators)
Scottish Parliament · Meeting of the Parliament · Tue 27 Oct · parliament.scot
- SL(7)023 - The Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2026
Senedd · Senedd business · Mon 26 Oct · business.senedd.wales
Bills, amendments and new laws
- The Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2026 / Gorchymyn Deddf Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol (Cymru) 2025 (Cychwyn Rhif 2) 2026
Statutory instrument · Mon 26 Oct · legislation.gov.uk
Select committees
- Children’s social care
Committee evidence, 4 items · Public Services Committee · Wed 28 Oct · committees.parliament.uk
Written questions and answers
- Children: Care Homes
2 written questions and answers · Department for Education · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Independent Commission into Adult Social Care
Written answer · Department of Health and Social Care · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Whether she plans any mitigating support for (a) community pharmacies and (b) other Health and Social Care…
Written question · Department of Health and Social Care · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What action is the Government taking to stop unpaid carers losing out in retirement.
Written question · Department for Work and Pensions · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, under what circumstances GPs are recommended to…
Written question · Department of Health and Social Care · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What assessment she has made of the health and social care needs of aging thalidomide survivors.
Written question · Department of Health and Social Care · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- To ask His Majesty's Government what measures the cross-government carers action plan will include to…
Written question · Department of Health and Social Care · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What steps she is taking to improve training for social care staff.
Written question · Department of Health and Social Care · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- If she will introduce mandatory training on ataxia and dysphagia conditions for social care staff.
Written question · Department of Health and Social Care · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the uptake of the…
Written question · Department for Education · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What support will be available after 2026/27 for international care workers in England who have been…
Written question · Department of Health and Social Care · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What steps she is taking to support carers in rural areas looking after people with Motor Neurone Disease.
Written question · Department of Health and Social Care · Tue 27 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
And 9 more question topics this week. Policy Radar alerts you to all of them for your own keywords.
GOV.UK: consultations, news and publications
- Children's social care in England 2026
Publication · Ofsted · Fri 30 Oct · gov.uk
- Adult social care client level data, England: quarterly update to September 2026
Publication · DHSC · Fri 30 Oct · gov.uk
- Adult social care client level data, England: quarterly update to June 2026
Publication · DHSC · Fri 30 Oct · gov.uk
- Adult social care client level data, England: quarterly update to March 2026
Publication · DHSC · Fri 30 Oct · gov.uk
- Adult social care client level data, England: quarterly update
Publication · DHSC · Fri 30 Oct · gov.uk
- Adult social care survey, England
Publication · DHSC · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk
- Social care surveys: what children and young people told Ofsted
Publication · Ofsted · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk
- Adult social care survey report, England: 2025 to 2026
Publication · DHSC · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk
- Children's social care questionnaires 2026: what children and young people told Ofsted
Publication · Ofsted · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk
- Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): children's homes
Publication · Ofsted · Wed 28 Oct · gov.uk
- Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): supported accommodation
Publication · Ofsted · Wed 28 Oct · gov.uk
- Infection prevention and control (IPC) in adult social care (ASC)
Publication · UKHSA, DHSC · Wed 28 Oct · gov.uk
And 4 more items this week. Policy Radar alerts you to all of them for your own keywords.
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