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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

1216236

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	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, if she will restore as soon as it is safe to do so the Care Act 2004 duties on local authorities to ensure that the care of elderly, vulnerable and/or disabled people is not diminished.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	62690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>Public safety throughout this period is the Government’s top priority and this includes keeping those who need care and support safe. The changes to the Care Act 2014 duties on local authorities will be kept under review and the Secretary of State will suspend them based on expert clinical and social care advice, in accordance with the Coronavirus Act 2020.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/07/2020 12:25:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1222181

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2020
	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 plans they have to ensure that any future review of social care they commission will (1) treat social care in parity with the National Health Service, and (2) explore how personalised and community-based social care may be provided to enable recipients to lead socially-connected and fulfilling lives.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Campbell of Surbiton
	uin	HL6619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2020 answer text <p>We recognise there is a need for long-term reform in social care. The Government’s 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 and it is important that we give these issues our full consideration in the light of current circumstances.</p><p>The recent NHS Long Term Plan highlighted integration of services as a key aim - making sure that everyone can receive high quality care that is coordinated around individual needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 27/07/2020 15:39:02 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	3831 label Biography information for Baroness Campbell of Surbiton

1222211

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2020
	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 whether the proposed White Paper on social care will address the case for social care to be closely integrated with the NHS, as has been achieved in some areas like Salford.
	tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
	uin	HL6651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2020 answer text <p>Promoting integrated care is a priority for the Government and the recent NHS Long Term Plan highlighted integration of services as a key aim - making sure that everyone can receive high quality care that is coordinated around their individual needs.</p><p>Putting social care on a sustainable footing, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, is one of the biggest challenges that our society faces. There are complex questions to address, to which we want to give our full considerations in light of the current circumstances.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 10/08/2020 10:03:38 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg

1228681

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	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 increase the number of Departmental staff working on social care in the next six months.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	82469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>In June 2020 the Department established a dedicated Social Care Group (SCG) to protect care recipients, carers/care workers and the care system itself from the impact of COVID-19 and ensure that everyone in receipt of care gets the care and support they need. The new SCG group has increased staff working on this area and, we will continue to keep staffing numbers under review.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/09/2020 09:42:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1229328

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	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 his Department plans to publish the social care Green Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	81987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 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>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 and it is important that we give these issues our full consideration in the light of current circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/09/2020 10:35:04 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 44312 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1239742

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	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, if he will make it his policy not to activate again the easements provided for in the Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	98295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department has kept easements under regular review, taking expert clinical and social care advice, and has concluded that easements have been used appropriately by local authorities and the provision to use them should remain in place at this time.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/10/2020 08:57:57 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 52338 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1240698

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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 the White Paper on social care.
	tabling member constituency	Loughborough
	tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
	uin	99771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s current 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 tackle one of the biggest challenges we face as a society.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 28/10/2020 17:18:29 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1240911

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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 social care.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	99616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s current 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 know we need a long-term solution for social care and are looking at a range of proposals as part of our commitment to bringing forward a strategy that puts the sector on a sustainable footing for the future.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 28/10/2020 17:31:24 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 53738 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1249737

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	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 September 2020 to Question 89613 on care home vacancies, when the Adult Social Care Winter Plan will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
	tabling member printed	Sir Graham Brady
	uin	112999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>‘Adult social care: coronavirus (COVID-19) winter plan 2020 to 2021’ was published on the 18 September.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/11/2020 16:47:12 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 60973 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady

1271114

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2020
	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 has been made in setting up a commission to determine the future of adult social care.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	James Grundy
	uin	129160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to sustainable improvement of the adult social care system and will bring forward proposals in 2021. The long-term reform of social care is a complex topic, which requires full and thorough consideration, particularly in light of the current circumstances.</p><p>The Department has recently held detailed discussions with stakeholders about social care and the impact of COVID 19 on reform priorities, including a roundtable with workforce representatives. We will continue to work with and listen to stakeholders as reform plans develop.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/12/2020 16:17:57 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1282690

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	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 bring forward proposals on the social care plan announced by the Prime Minister in July 2019; and whether he plans to bring forward a (a) White Paper or (b) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	146762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the 2020 Spending Review, the Government is committed to the reform of the adult social care system and will bring forward proposals later this year, the form of which is to be confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/03/2021 12:08:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 80175 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1289947

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2021
	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 restrictions he will put on support to the care sector to ensure it does not benefit (a) companies located in tax havens and (b) people who have loaded companies with excessive debt or extracted excessive dividends.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	158851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>Funding provided for adult social care to support the pandemic response has conditions attached to ensure they are used for their intended purpose, including reporting on use. If the Department finds evidence of grants being misused, we will recover the funding in accordance with those conditions.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/03/2021 15:37:55 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1299650

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	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, whether he plans to publish a social care Green Paper in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	163234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the improvement of the adult social care system and will bring forward proposals later this year.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/03/2021 14:53:58 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 88720 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1313201

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	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 the Answer of 21 April 2021 to Question 179648 on Social Services: Conditions of Employment, when the Government plans to bring forward its plans for workforce reform in 2021; and what plans the Government has to ensure that local authorities have adequate funding for the provision of adult social care.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>We will bring forward proposals for reform, including workforce plans, later this year.</p><p>Throughout the pandemic, we have provided almost £1.8 billion in specific funding for adult social care and we are providing local authorities with access to over £1 billion of additional funding for social care in 2021-22.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/05/2021 09:57:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1313289

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	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 the Answer of 10 March 2021 to Question 163234 on Social Services, whether he plans to publish the proposed legislation before the House rises for summer recess.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The legislative measures in the Health and Care Bill White Paper are a critical first step in wider reform in the adult social care sector. However, our commitment to the reform of social care extends beyond this legislation and we will bring forward further proposals in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/05/2021 08:59:56 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 409 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1329604

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	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 assessment he has made of the frequency with which he expects to use the reformed intervention powers set out in Point 5.84 of the Health and Social Care White Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	10675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The reconfiguration proposal creates a new call-in power which allows the Secretary of State to intervene at any point of the reconfiguration process.</p><p>We expect the current local process to continue to apply in most instances. However, there are a minority of cases, where there is a significant cause for public concern or it is particularly complex, which may benefit from Ministerial intervention.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/06/2021 16:35:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1331338

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	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 estimate he has made of the number of people who have unmet care needs in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure those care needs are met.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
	uin	13084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>We have not made a recent assessment. Local authorities are responsible for assessing individual’s eligibility for care and support as set out in the Care Act 2014 and where the individual is eligible for financial support, for meeting those needs. Where individuals are not eligible for financial support, local authorities may support individuals to make arrangements for care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/06/2021 10:42:42 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 6345 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1339575

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2021
	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 cross-party discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had on the Social Care Plan to date; when those discussions took place; and what further discussions are planned.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	21286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State wrote to Parliamentarians in March 2020 initiate cross-party discussions. These discussions were paused as a result of COVID-19. I met members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Adult Social Care to discuss priorities for reform and held roundtables with hon. Members regarding the adult social care elements of the Health and Care Bill.</p><p>The Government will continue to listen to views from hon. Members on improving social care. We will bring forward proposals for social care reform later in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/06/2021 10:30:22 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 9882 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1342365

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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 Answers of 24 July to Questions 18543 and 18545 on Vision Impairment: Rehabilitation, whether specific reference to local authority tertiary rehabilitation services, as set out in Care and Support Statutory Guidance, will be included as a new responsibility for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to monitor and inspect as part of the CQC's assessments of local authorities’ delivery of adult social care duties.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	25075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>The Health and Care Bill will introduce a new duty for the Care Quality Commission to review and make an assessment of how local authorities are undertaking their adult social care duties to drive quality and outcomes for people across England. The assessment function is in the early stage of development and the Department will work with a wide range of stakeholders across the sector to inform detailed system design and practice.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/07/2021 10:56:16 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1344212

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of publishing a Social Care People Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	28322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p>We are engaging with frontline staff, sector leaders and our partners on how we can best support those who work in social care through professionalisation, wellbeing and recognition.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/07/2021 16:46:19 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1347599

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2021
	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 steps they plan to take to tackle (1) rising demand, (2) rising costs, and (3) rent-seeking behaviours, in the adult social care sector, as identified by the APPG on Limits to Growth report Tacking growth dependency – the case of adult social care, published on 13 July.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL2057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reforming the adult social care system and will bring forward proposals in 2021.</p><p>We are working closely with local and national partners to ensure our approach to reform is informed by diverse perspectives, including of those with lived experience of the care sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 20/07/2021 14:13:00 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1348630

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2021
	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 assessment his Department has made of the preparedness of the social care sector for surges in covid-19 and other respiratory diseases in winter 2021; and what contingency planning his Department is undertaking to support that sector.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	36700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>We are working closely with the adult social care sector to prepare for winter, building on the lessons learned throughout the pandemic and in line with clinical advice from Public Health England and the Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/09/2021 11:16:29 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1348807

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2021
	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, whether he has taken steps to investigate reports of social care companies managed by people who have had multiple business failures.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	36675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Service providers must register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and as part of its registration process, the CQC must be satisfied about their fitness and compliance with the requirements of the relevant regulations and enactments. There is no scope within the Regulations for the CQC to assess whether an applicant has had multiple business failures prior to applying, unless they have been registered previously under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 or predecessor legislation. In such cases their regulatory history is taken into account when assessing a new application for registration.</p><p>Providers have a duty to have a ‘fit and proper’ person in director level roles and the CQC assesses a provider’s compliance with this as part of its regulatory role. The CQC does not assess directors directly but considers how the provider has appointed them and the checks they have made. Once registered, the CQC can further explore issues relating to character and conduct but has no scope to take regulatory action unless there has been a breach of the Regulations and there are concerns around the safety of residents and service users. In cases where concerns are identified, the CQC will use its enforcement powers on a proportionate basis, in line with its enforcement policy.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/09/2021 11:32:36 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1349198

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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, how many local authorities are in Operational Pressures Escalation Levels (a) 3 (b) 4.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	37509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information centrally.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/09/2021 09:39:13 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1349200

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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 plans to take in the event that social care systems are placed in Operational Pressures Escalation Levels (a) 3 and (b) 4.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	37510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>Operational Pressures Escalation Levels (OPEL) is a method used by the NHS to measure the stress, demand, and pressure a hospital is under. OPEL is not used to measure the stress, demand, and/or pressure a social care system is under.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for meeting eligible social care needs for people in their local area. The Department’s regional assurance team works with local authorities to assess and anticipate risks in local areas. If a Trust is raised to OPEL 3 or 4, the Department will provide support to ensure that the local social care system will work effectively with the Trust to manage demand. We also monitor pressures in the adult social care sector through the Capacity Tracker which collects data on workforce, PPE status, and vaccine uptake for COVID-19 and flu. The Department shares data via its dashboard to ensure that systems are prepared if pressures on services become high. If a Trust is raised to OPEL 3 or 4, any potential resulting pressures on social care could be reflected in these monitoring systems.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/09/2021 09:47:25 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell