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1132766

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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve social care.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	911424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to ensure people receive appropriate care and support. We have given them access to up to £3.9 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care this year, and a further £410 million has been made available for adult and children’s services.</p><p>We will set out our plans to reform the social care system at the earliest opportunity to ensure it is sustainable for the future.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/06/2019 15:02:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1128870

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date he plans to publish the social care Green Paper.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	259385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Green Paper on social care will set out our vision for improving care and support for all adults. It will reflect key principles such as the importance of supporting people to live as independently as possible and putting people in control of their care and support.</p><p>The Green Paper remains a priority for the Government. We are continuing to work on it closely, taking the time to consult with key stakeholders and take their feedback into consideration. As such, it will be published at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 259366 259367 259368 question first answered 11/06/2019 15:00:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1129060

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	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	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	259366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Green Paper on social care will set out our vision for improving care and support for all adults. It will reflect key principles such as the importance of supporting people to live as independently as possible and putting people in control of their care and support.</p><p>The Green Paper remains a priority for the Government. We are continuing to work on it closely, taking the time to consult with key stakeholders and take their feedback into consideration. As such, it will be published at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 259367 259368 259385 question first answered 11/06/2019 15:00:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1129254

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	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 bring forward a social care Green Paper.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	259057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>As people live longer than ever before, sometimes with complex care needs, we need to ensure the social care system is sustainable in the longer term. The Green Paper remains a priority for the Government. We are continuing to work on it closely, taking the time to consult with key stakeholders and take their feedback into consideration. As such, it will be published at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/06/2019 15:19:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1123866

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
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 the timeframe is for (a) implementing policies to tackle the challenges facing the social care system and (b) the publication of the Green Paper on social care.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	249246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>As people live longer than ever before, sometimes with complex care needs, we need to ensure the social care system is sustainable in the longer term. The Government has committed to publishing a Green Paper setting out its proposals for reform and will bring forward ideas for including an element of risk pooling in the system, which will help to protect people from the highest costs.</p><p>The Green Paper remains a priority for the Government and will address a longstanding policy problem. We are continuing to work on it closely, taking the time to consult with key stakeholders and take their feedback into consideration. The Green Paper will be published at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/05/2019 14:24:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1123867

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
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 the adequacy of funding for the social care system.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	249247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has given councils access to up to £3.9 billion for 2019-20. This includes a £240 million adult social care winter fund to help local authorities alleviate winter pressures on the National Health Service, getting patients home quicker and freeing up hospital beds across England.</p><p>As a result of these measures, funding available for adult social care is increasing by 9% in real terms from 2015-16 to 2019-20. This funding will allow councils to support more people and sustain a diverse care market while social care funding for future years will be settled in the Spending Review, where the overall approach to funding local government will be considered in the round.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/05/2019 14:23:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1123870

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
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 make it his policy to ensure that the provision of social care is based on the needs of the individual.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	249250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Government policy and the law in the form of the Care Act 2014 should ensure that the provision of social care is based on the needs of the individual.</p><p>The Care Act 2014 puts people’s wellbeing at the heart of care and support. In practice, the guidance requires that local authorities should ensure that where they arrange services, the assessed needs of a person with eligible care and support needs is translated into effective, appropriate, commissioned services that are adequately resourced.</p><p>People who are eligible for social care from their local authority can receive a personal budget to pay for the care and support services they choose for their needs; providing them with a personalised package that addresses their bespoke needs.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/05/2019 14:38:24 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1123634

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
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, whether local authorities have a duty to identify the role of companion animals in an individual’s care and support plan and needs assessment.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	248692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Personal budgets (particularly direct payments) are designed to be used flexibly and innovatively and so there should be no unreasonable restriction placed on the use of the payment, as long as it is being used to meet eligible care and support needs in line with the care and support plan agreed between those requiring care and their local team which includes healthcare professionals. The local authority then has a duty to ensure that their care meets the needs of the eligible person, and to continue to oversee that care to ensure it addresses the identified needs.</p><p>The Department does not make specific recommendations on what should be included in care and support plans, nor do we require local authorities to identify the role of companion animals. Instead, there are exclusions listed within the regulations. Taking this into account, it is the responsibility of clinicians and local teams, in co-operation with patients, their families and carers, to determine what will be included in the care and support plan.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 248694 248695 question first answered 08/05/2019 11:15:09 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1123695

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
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, whether getting a cat as a pet is recommended to individuals as part of their individual care and support plan.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	248694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Personal budgets (particularly direct payments) are designed to be used flexibly and innovatively and so there should be no unreasonable restriction placed on the use of the payment, as long as it is being used to meet eligible care and support needs in line with the care and support plan agreed between those requiring care and their local team which includes healthcare professionals. The local authority then has a duty to ensure that their care meets the needs of the eligible person, and to continue to oversee that care to ensure it addresses the identified needs.</p><p>The Department does not make specific recommendations on what should be included in care and support plans, nor do we require local authorities to identify the role of companion animals. Instead, there are exclusions listed within the regulations. Taking this into account, it is the responsibility of clinicians and local teams, in co-operation with patients, their families and carers, to determine what will be included in the care and support plan.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 248692 248695 question first answered 08/05/2019 11:15:09 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed