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1133055

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 11 February (HL13173) which stated that the "Social Care Green Paper remains a priority for this Government", how they define priority in this instance; and what are the Department of Health and Social Care's other priorities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL16473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Building a sustainable care and support system where people understand their responsibilities and can prepare for the future is a key priority for this Government. It is important that people know that the care they receive will be to a high standard and will help them maintain their independence and well-being.</p><p>The Department continues to work closely on the Green Paper. Minsters meet regularly with officials and ensure that other departments and key stakeholders are consulted regularly.</p><p>In line with the Government’s planning and performance framework process, the Department’s priorities are published online in the Single Departmental Plan.</p><p>The Department’s priorities for 2018/19 are that we will:</p><p>- keep people healthy to support economic productivity and sustainable public services;</p><p>- transform primary care, community, and social care to keep people living more independent, healthier lives for longer in their community;</p><p>- support the National Health Service to deliver high quality, safe and sustainable hospital care and secure the right workforce;</p><p>- support research and innovation to maximise health and economic productivity;</p><p>- ensure accountability of the health and care system to Parliament and the taxpayer, and create an efficient and effective Department;</p><p>- create value (reduced costs and growing income) by promoting better awareness and adoption of good commercial practice across the Department and our arm’s length bodies.</p><p>The Department’s 2019/20 Single Departmental Plan will be published in due course in line with the usual processes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 27/06/2019 13:37:50 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

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

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

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

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

1358798

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2021
	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 assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the provision of social care for (1) the elderly, and (2) physically and mentally impaired people, at a (a) local, (b) regional, and (c) national, level.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL2938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department has not made a specific assessment. However, the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), provides a consistent basis for local accountability and for measuring the outcomes and experience of people who use social care services, including people over 65 years old, younger adults, adults with a learning disability and adults in contact with secondary mental health services.</p><p>The ASCOF figures are available at local authority, regional, and national level and is used to measure progress, set priorities for care and support and strengthen transparency and accountability. The Government does not seek to performance manage councils in relation to any of the measures set out in this Framework. The ASCOF informs and supports improvement led by the sector itself, underpinned by strengthened transparency and local accountability.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 21/10/2021 11:25:53 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1383179

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2021
	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 assessment they have made of (1) the survey by the Association of Directors in Adult Social Services, published on 29 November, and (2) in particular, the findings that (a) almost 400,000 people are now waiting for an assessment of their needs, and (b) more than 1.5 million hours of commissioned home care could not be provided between August and September because of a lack of staff.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL4479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>We have noted the results of this survey, which improves the evidence base for the demand for social care and current issues of concern to local authority leaders in the sector. Local authorities are responsible for assessing an individual’s eligibility for care and support and for meeting care needs in their local area. On 10 December 2021 we announced £300 million to support local authorities and care providers to recruit and retain staff through winter. This is in addition to the existing £162.5 million Workforce Recruitment and Retention Fund. We have also launched a new phase of our national recruitment campaign which will run until March 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 17/01/2022 12:27:08 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1436059

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2022
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the number of recipients of social care in England who (1) required, and (2) received, night-time care packages, in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, and (d) 2021.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL6435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 03/03/2022 17:31:30 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle