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Adult Social Care

Estimates day on Wednesday, 8 March 2023, in the House of Commons, led by Clive Betts. The answering member was Lee Rowley.
Supplementary estimates (2022-23). Third estimates day (part one). Motion that for the year ending with 31 March 2023, for expenditure by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: (1) the resources authorised for current purposes be reduced by £2,074,000 as set out in HC 1133, (2) the resources authorised for capital purposes be reduced by £2,428,760,000 as so set out, and (3) the sum authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund be reduced by £4,454,598,000. Question deferred. Resolved.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
729 cc379-334 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions
Clive Betts | 729 cc379-311 (Link to this contribution)

I thank everyone concerned for the opportunity to lead this debate on behalf of the Levelling Up,...

Baroness Keeley | 729 c311 (Link to this contribution)

Will my hon. Friend reflect on the fact that, when local authority spending on social care is squ...


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Clive Betts | 729 c311 (Link to this contribution)

That is a great point from my hon. Friend. We recognise that that care is generally provided with...

Bob Blackman | 729 c311 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman is giving a very clear explanation of local government funding, and I would ex...

Clive Betts | 729 cc311-4 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman makes a good point, and he has been through some of those discussions on the S...

Damian Green | 729 cc313-5 (Link to this contribution)

May I start by saying how delightful it is to see you back in your proper place, Madam Deputy Spe...

Clive Betts | 729 c315 (Link to this contribution)

Figures are bandied around, but I think that the figure is somewhere between £7 billion and £14 b...

Damian Green | 729 c315 (Link to this contribution)

I agree; indeed, I will mention workforce later.

The Government have, of course, responded ...

Greg Knight | 729 c315 (Link to this contribution)

My right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that we still grossly undervalu...

Damian Green | 729 c315 (Link to this contribution)

My only caveat is that my right hon. Friend says “we”. In the community, we do not.

Damian Green | 729 cc315-8 (Link to this contribution)

Publicly, as a country, we may well do so. They are a hidden army of people acting well, purely o...

Helen Morgan | 729 cc317-321 (Link to this contribution)

It is lovely to see you back in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the hon. Member for Shef...

Selaine Saxby | 729 cc321-2 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to see you back in the Chair on International Women’s Day, Madam Deputy Speaker....

Clive Betts | 729 c322 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Lady is talking about the fair cost of care. I declare an interest as a vice-president o...

Selaine Saxby | 729 c323 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention; much more work needs to be done in this space.

Baroness Keeley | 729 cc323-4 (Link to this contribution)

I was not going to speak, but I have been drawn by some of the speeches that I have heard to add ...

Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 729 cc324-5 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you. I call the shadow Minister.

1.43 pm

Sarah Owen | 729 cc325-7 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and may I also welcome you back? It is great to see you in the C...

Lee Rowley | 729 cc327-9 (Link to this contribution)

I add my voice to all those who have welcomed you back to the Chair in recent days, Madam Deputy ...

Baroness Keeley | 729 c329 (Link to this contribution)

The Minister is talking about the balance between funding being found locally and funding from ce...

Lee Rowley | 729 c329 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention. I will come to her points in a moment.

Selaine Saxby | 729 c329 (Link to this contribution)

Does my hon. Friend acknowledge that in massive counties such as Devon, outside the urban south, ...

Lee Rowley | 729 c330 (Link to this contribution)

I certainly acknowledge that there are differences in individual circumstances between rural area...

Lee Rowley | 729 c330 (Link to this contribution)

If I may make a little more progress, I will happily give way to the hon. Gentleman.

I reco...

Clive Betts | 729 cc330-1 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for giving way; his further comments were quite helpful because they lead on...

Lee Rowley | 729 c331 (Link to this contribution)

As I think the hon. Gentleman is aware, substantial additional funding has gone into the system. ...

Lee Rowley | 729 c331 (Link to this contribution)

I have detained the House, but I will be happy to give way briefly.

Helen Morgan | 729 c331 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the Minister. The point about long-term funding is so important. Until a couple ...

Lee Rowley | 729 c331 (Link to this contribution)

I am happy to confirm that the Government are trying, where we are able, to offer greater visibil...

Sarah Owen | 729 c331 (Link to this contribution)

I appreciate the Minister’s generosity in giving way, and I completely agree on the kind of long-...

Lee Rowley | 729 c332 (Link to this contribution)

I know that my colleagues across Government will be working hard to get the final elements of the...

Clive Betts | 729 cc332-3 (Link to this contribution)

Madam Deputy Speaker, you came into the Chair as I was halfway through, so let me, too, welcome y...

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