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Finance (No. 2) Bill

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Keeley (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 April 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance (No. 2) Bill.

My hon. Friend is making some great points about social care. Before she moves on, would she like to comment on the fact that, according to Carers UK, 1 million people in this country have

given up work or cut the hours they work because of their caring responsibilities, which can have a real impact on the economy? She has laid out that social care has been cut and that that means a real struggle for many older people, with 800,000 people not even having enough care, but it is also a real hit for the economy. Some carers might still be struggling to keep employed, but does she agree that, as services disappear, life is getting much harder for them, too.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
561 c106 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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