Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many social care places there were in southeast London on 1 October (a) 2019 and (b) 2022; and what assessment she has made of the capacity of provision to meet future demand in that area.
No specific assessment has been made. Local authorities have a responsibility under the Care Act 2014 to ensure that the care needs of the local population are met.