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Written question asked by Lord Freyberg (Crossbench) on Thursday, 30 October 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 November 2025. It was answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Labour) on Thursday, 13 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.


Welltower: Mergers

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Competition and Markets Authority has undertaken reviews of the acquisitions of (1) Barchester Healthcare, and (2) HC-ONE assets, by Welltower; and whether they considered the proportion of residents in homes run by those companies that are self-funded as part of those reviews.

Answer

Merger investigations by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are independent of Government. The CMA reviews mergers that meet certain criteria, for example the size of the company being acquired, and whether it believes the merger could result in a substantial lessening of competition.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL11468
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Care homes Finance Mergers HC-one Barchester Healthcare Welltower
Link
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