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1654140

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria social service departments use to assess the (1) need, and (2) means, of applicants for social care.
	tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
	uin	HL9472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting those needs. Where individuals do not meet the eligibility threshold, they can get support from their local authorities in making their own arrangements for care services, as set out in the Care Act 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible needs are those which relate to, for example, maintaining personal hygiene and nutrition, and maintaining and developing relationships, and which significantly impact on the adult’s wellbeing. Full details of the eligibility requirements can be found in The Care and Support (Eligibility Criteria) Regulations 2014.</p><p> </p><p>We do not currently hold data on how many applications for social care have been assessed for need. Through a new data collection, Client Level Data, we are beginning to collect event-level information from local authorities on adult social care activity. This will include records of assessment of eligible needs and the funding status of local authority-commissioned services.</p><p> </p><p>To assess means, local authorities must follow The Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014 and have regard to the Care and Support Statutory (CASS) guidance. The responsibility for interpreting and applying the Regulations and the CASS guidance rests with local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Whether or not a person qualifies for any financial support towards their care costs depends on their capital assets as follows: anyone who has above the upper capital limit of £23,250 is expected to meet the full cost of their care; anyone who has below the lower capital limit of £14,250 pays what they can afford from income only; and anyone between the above two limits pays what they can afford from income plus a contribution from their assets.</p><p> </p><p>A means-tested contribution from assets is determined by tariff income, which assumes that a person can afford to pay £1 per week for every £250 of assets between the limits. In 2021/22 there were almost 1,978,550 requests for support from new clients received by local authorities. Data on the funding of means testing done in the past 10 years is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL9474 question first answered 24/07/2023 14:24:05 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg

1236700

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department collects on the number of people with mental health problems with unmet social care needs in England; and what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of unmet social care needs of people with mental health problems.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	93646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 93645 question first answered 08/10/2020 14:44:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1172329

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representatives of other political parties on the proposed cross-party talks on social care reform.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
	uin	6181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Putting social care on a sustainable footing, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, is one of the biggest challenges we face as a society. The government will bring forward a plan for social care this year. There are complex questions to address, which is why we will seek to build cross-party consensus, but we have been clear: everybody will have safety and security, and nobody will be forced to sell their home to pay for care.</p><p>Dementia is a priority for the Government, and we remain committed to delivering the Challenge on Dementia 2020 to make England the best country in the world for dementia care. We will be setting out our new plans on dementia for England for the period 2020-2025 later this year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 6179 6182 question first answered 29/01/2020 13:43:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1172327

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to hold cross-party talks on social care reform.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
	uin	6179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Putting social care on a sustainable footing, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, is one of the biggest challenges we face as a society. The government will bring forward a plan for social care this year. There are complex questions to address, which is why we will seek to build cross-party consensus, but we have been clear: everybody will have safety and security, and nobody will be forced to sell their home to pay for care.</p><p>Dementia is a priority for the Government, and we remain committed to delivering the Challenge on Dementia 2020 to make England the best country in the world for dementia care. We will be setting out our new plans on dementia for England for the period 2020-2025 later this year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 6181 6182 question first answered 29/01/2020 13:43:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1459330

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on support for those bodies to help address shortages in the social care system.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	157425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>Supporting hospital flow and reducing delayed discharges requires a whole system approach across the National Health Service, adult social care, housing, the voluntary sector and others. Hospital discharge services are therefore supported by staff across a range of health and social care professions in England and in York.</p><p>We have committed at least £500 million to develop the social care workforce, including for training places and for initiatives to improve wellbeing. We are also promoting adult social care careers through national recruitment campaigns, such as ‘Made with Care’ which ran between November 2021 and 31 March 2022. A further campaign for 2022/23 is in development. We are also working with the Department of Work and Pensions to promote adult social care careers to jobseekers. Care workers have been made eligible for the Health and Care Visa and added to the Shortage Occupation List to allow social care employers to recruit eligible workers from overseas.</p><p>In winter 2021/22, we made £462.5 million available to local authorities to increase workforce capacity via the Workforce Recruitment and Retention Funds, including £1,410,240 allocated to York. We have regular discussions with stakeholders, including local government representatives, on a range of issues including the adult social care workforce.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 157422 157423 question first answered 27/04/2022 11:28:00 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1143557

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is parity of esteem between health and social care.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	285215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to achieving parity of esteem for staff working in health and social care.</p><p>One of the ways we are doing this is to showcase how rewarding and varied social care careers can be, with opportunities for progression and professional development. That is one of the reasons why the Government launched the ‘Every Day is Different’ national adult social care recruitment campaign. We are making a bigger investment this year to build on the success and progress made last year and a new campaign will be launched in the autumn.</p><p>We know that there is more that we can do to support recruitment, retention and working conditions for social care workers and we will set out our proposals in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/09/2019 18:06:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1146110

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to publish its Green Paper on improving social care.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	290933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister said on the steps of Downing Street, the Government will set out its plans to fix the crisis in social care once and for all, to give every older person the dignity and security that they deserve.</p><p>We will set out our proposals in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 03/10/2019 15:15:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1146675

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Operation Yellowhammer HMG Reasonable Worst Case Planning Assumptions, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of intervention in the social care market in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	291266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to make sure that people continue to receive the highest standard of care. The Department is doing everything appropriate with local government and our national partners to prepare for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on 31 October 2019. This includes working with local authorities and care providers to ensure that contingency plans are in place so that they can respond if any disruption occurs, as well as regular monitoring of the adult social care sector to ensure that the Government can respond quickly if required.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/10/2019 11:21:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1149276

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a Green Paper on social care.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government will bring forward proposals to reform adult social care to give everyone the dignity and security they deserve.</p><p>We will set out our proposals in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/10/2019 13:55:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1168276

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will urgently bring forward a White Paper on the future of provision and funding of social care integrated into the NHS in England.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	80
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>We are determined to find a long-term solution to the challenges in social care to ensure that every person is treated with dignity and offered the security they deserve. We will seek to build cross-party consensus and will outline next steps shortly.</p><p>Integration across health and social care enables improved co-operation and joint decision-making between health and social care partners in delivering shared outcomes. The Government is already taking steps to integrate health and social care funding through the Better Care Fund (BCF), the national policy driving forward the integration of health and social care in England.</p><p>In 2019, 93% of local areas agreed that joint working had improved as a result of the BCF. The budgets reflect that cooperation: local areas have voluntarily pooled around £2 billion above the minimum required into the BCF last year.</p><p>In the recent Spending Round, we confirmed that the BCF and the improved BCF will continue in 2020-21. We are currently reviewing how the BCF can best support the closer integration of health and care and will provide local areas with further details about the BCF beyond 2020 as part of an announcement on the review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/01/2020 12:16:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1168454

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the social care Green Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
	uin	215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>We are determined to find a long-term solution to the challenges in social care to ensure that every person is treated with dignity and offered the security they deserve.</p><p>We will seek to build cross-party consensus and will outline next steps shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/01/2020 12:14:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1169077

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on cross-party talks on social care.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	1029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The manifesto set out a commitment to seek a cross-party consensus in order to bring forward the necessary proposals and legislation for long-term reform of social care. The Department will outline next steps shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/01/2020 11:30:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1171613

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish his proposals for the future of social care.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
	uin	4767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government will bring forward a plan for social care this year.</p><p>Putting social care on a sustainable footing, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, is one of the biggest challenges we face as a society.</p><p>There are complex questions to address, which is why we will seek to build cross-party consensus, but we have been clear: everybody will have safety and security, and nobody will be forced to sell their home to pay for care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/01/2020 11:36:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1173214

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a Green Paper on adult social care.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	7622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Putting social care on a sustainable footing, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, is one of the biggest challenges we face as a society. As the Prime Minister has said, the Government will bring forward a plan for social care this year.</p><p>The Government will seek to build cross-party consensus and will outline next steps shortly.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/01/2020 17:25:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1173439

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2020 to Question 80 on Social Services, what the timetable is for cross-party talks on social care reform.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	8468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government will seek to build cross-party consensus and will outline next steps shortly.</p><p>Putting social care on a sustainable footing, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, is one of the biggest challenges we face as a society. As the Prime Minister has said, the Government will bring forward a plan for social care this year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 03/02/2020 15:46:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1177976

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to publish proposals on social care reform.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	1229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>Putting social care on a sustainable footing, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, is one of the biggest challenges we face as a society. As the Prime Minister has said, the Government will bring forward a plan for social care this year.</p><p>The Government will seek to build cross-party consensus and will outline next steps shortly.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 27/02/2020 12:56:21 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1179363

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2020 to question 7622 on Social Services, when he plans to publish a Green Paper on adult social care.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	18770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We will work across parties to seek consensus on a plan to fix the crisis in social care – giving every older person the dignity and security they deserve. We will bring forward a plan for social care this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/03/2020 16:46:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1180674

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the level of unmet and partially-met need within adult social care, and (2) the cost of addressing that need in 2024–25.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL1902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment of unmet and partially met need within adult social care. Therefore, it has made no assessment of cost of any unmet or partially met need for 2024-25.</p><p>This Government has enshrined in legislation, through the Care Act 2014, councils’ statutory responsibility to meet eligible needs. This eliminates the postcode lottery of eligibility across England.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 05/03/2020 16:41:49 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1180675

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the stability of the adult social care provider market.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL1903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>We are pleased that 84% of adult social care providers are rated as good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (February 2020).</p><p>However, we know the social care sector is under pressure due to growing need for care. We are providing councils with a £1 billion grant for adults and children’s social care on top of maintaining £2.5 billion of existing social care grants for 2020/21.</p><p>Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the care needs of their populations, and to develop and build local market capacity. This funding will support local authorities to meet rising demand and continue to stabilise the social care system.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 05/03/2020 16:41:36 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1182706

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he is making on long-term reform of social care.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	25163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Putting social care on a sustainable footing, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, is one of the biggest challenges we face as a society. As the Prime Minister has said, the Government will bring forward a plan for social care this year.</p><p>We are commencing cross-party talks. In the first phase, we are inviting hon. Members and Peers to voice their views, proposed solutions and concerns about reforming the way that people pay for their care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/03/2020 15:22:18 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1188548

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer 3 February 2020 to Question 8468 on Social Services, whether he plans, in response to the covid-19 outbreak, to expedite the Government’s timetable for bringing forward a plan for the future of social care; and what plans he has to publish the Social Care Green Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	37908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>On 15 April, the COVID-19 adult social care action plan was published. The Government’s number one priority for adult social care is for everyone who relies on care to get the care they need throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>We are committed to bringing forward a plan for social care to ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect and to find long term solutions for one of the biggest challenges we face as a society. There are complex questions to address, which is why we have invited cross-party talks. These will take place at the earliest opportunity in light of the current circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/04/2020 13:03:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1191132

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to issue guidance for local authorities on (a) how and (b) when local authorities should (i) reverse and (ii) restore any Care Act easements used.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	41006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department worked with stakeholders to develop guidance for local authorities on Care Act easements. Local authorities should reverse Care Act easements when they are able to comply with their Care Act duties in full. The easements are time limited and should be used as narrowly as possible. All assessments and reviews that are delayed or not completed must be followed up and completed in full once the easements are terminated. The Department will consider whether it is necessary to issue any further guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/05/2020 12:09:44 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 18693 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1191133

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to publish a register of local authorities that have declared and used Care Act easements in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	41007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department has worked with partners to publish a list of local authorities that have notified the Department of their use of Care Act easements. This is updated daily at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.cqc.org.uk/CareActEasements" target="_blank">www.cqc.org.uk/CareActEasements</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/05/2020 12:18:47 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 18694 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1200264

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks of the President of the Association of Directors of Social Services, that the recently published minutes of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies appear "to reinforce the impression that social care has been an afterthought – a secondary consideration after the NHS" and that "this cannot continue".
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL5150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>Throughout this pandemic, we have been determined to give both the National Health Service and social care everything they need to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>In February 2020, the first guidance for the social care sector was published. In March, we announced £1.6 billion funding for local government and £1.3 billion to go to the NHS and social care for discharge support. In April, we announced a further £1.6 billion for local government and our COVID-19: Our Action Plan for Adult Social Care. A copy of the Action Plan is attached.</p><p>On 15 May, the Government published the Care Home Support package and an additional £600 million Adult Social Care Infection Control Fund. This represents the next phase of our response for care homes.</p><p>We continue to work tirelessly with the care sector and public health experts to explore all measures possible to reduce transmission and save lives.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 24/06/2020 10:28:12 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name covid-19-adult-social-care-action-plan.pdf title Adult Social Care Action Plan
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1204516

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the social care White Paper will be published; and if it will include policies related to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	59766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s number one priority for adult social care is for everyone who relies on care to get the care they need throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>There are complex questions to address in considering the future of social care, which is why we have invited cross-party talks. These talks will take place at the earliest opportunity given the current circumstances.</p><p>We do not want to pre-empt the outcome of any cross-party talks. However, we are committed to bringing forward a plan for social care to ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect and to find long term solutions for one of the biggest challenges we face as a society.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/06/2020 09:55:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah