Adult Social Care: Long-term Funding
Health and Social Care Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Tuesday, 19 June 2018
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
We now come to the first Select Committee statement. Mr Clive Betts will speak on the joint repor...
I begin by thanking the Backbench Business Committee for allocating time today for me to present ...
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I thank my co-Chair for the dedicated work that he has put into this joint report, as well as all...
I thank the hon. Lady, the Chair of the Health Committee—I think on this occasion, my hon. Friend...
I thank the Chairs and the members of the Select Committees for their work on the report, and my ...
Yes, I completely agree with that. We have got to get on with it. If we agreed everything now, it...
I, too, pay tribute to the hon. Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts) for the way he chaired...
I completely agree. If we are still talking about this in two or three years’ time we will have f...
I, too, welcome this cross-Committee report and note that it aspires to provide free personal car...
I saw the King’s Fund report and I have seen the analysis. That was an aspiration eventually. How...
I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his statement, and both Select Committees on their report. H...
It is a difficult decision. Germany does not exempt people under 40, but there are other tweaks t...
Is it not remarkable, given the failure of successive Governments to grasp this nettle, that two ...
I completely agree with my right hon. Friend. The fundamental question is: if we can do it, why c...
I thank both Chairs for the very constructive nature of the inquiry and the discussions around it...
Yes, I completely agree. I could not refer to every specific recommendation in my statement. The ...
I congratulate my hon. Friend on the report and on the work of the Committee to deal with this ve...
It is about getting a well-paid, well-trained workforce. NHS staff who do a similar job get paid ...
I congratulate my hon. Friend and the hon. Member for Totnes (Dr Wollaston) on their leadership o...
Absolutely. Most people receive care in their own home. The Committee’s report into housing for o...
The economics of the sector are fluid. Does my hon. Friend agree that there has been a high turno...
Absolutely. The Committee did not discuss the ownership of care homes, but we did discuss the num...
I thank the Chairs, the members and the staff of both Committees, and congratulate them on produc...
Again, I thank all the members and staff of the Committees for their work. The challenge now lies...