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HANSARD Adult Social CareI know my hon. Friend’s views on that system, because we have discussed it many times. There are two things that I think he will welcome in the White Paper. The first is the focus…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for all her work in this area. Obviously, I have just come in at the end of the journey and many, many people have been working on this issue for many, many…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareThere is money to invest in the sustainability and professionalisation of the workforce. Local authorities have a local government settlement for this three-year period. We are…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareI thank my right hon. Friend for recognising that reaching this point is actually a milestone. It is the first time that any Government have reached this point. Housing is key. We…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. As was clear from their 13 years in Government, Labour Members are not interested in finding the answer, and they are certainly not interested in…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareI agree with the right hon. Gentleman. Unpaid carers are an essential part of the system, and I want to pay a massive tribute to all the people who have been offering care,…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareMy right hon. Friend makes a very good point. My grandmother was in a care home with dementia; the thought of not being able to see family has been one of the very difficult…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareIt will take long. It is over 100 pages, so it will take a reasonable time if Members are interested in actually finding the solutions. The hon. Member for Leicester West also…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareMany countries across the world are grappling with this issue. We have an ageing demographic and we now live in different ways. We live much longer with more complex needs, and…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareMy right hon. Friend is right that this is a start. It is a 10-year vision, and obviously we had a three-year spending review and the spending that we set out was a three-year…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareThis is a big reform that needs to take place, and it is based on demographic changes in the population all over the world. It is complex, and it will take a lot of time: it is a…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his question and, indeed, for all his work in this area. I know this is dear to his heart. I look forward to working with him on a…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareOn the latter point, I cannot say much more at this point, but a White Paper is being developed and will be available early next year. My right hon. Friend is absolutely right…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareThe hon. Lady seems to be the only person in the whole world who has missed the global pandemic, but it occurred during the same period. To answer her specific question, she is…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareWe will commit a further £573 million per year to the disabled facilities grant between 2022-23 and 2024-25. We are also taking steps to ensure that the disabled facilities grant…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareThe hon. Lady is absolutely right that the complexity is broad. We have always anticipated that we would have winter challenges to deal with. With the global pandemic, there is a…01 Dec 2021HANSARDAccess to Salbutamol InhalersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I will start by acknowledging the tragic death of Lauren Reid, aged just 19 with so much to live for, having achieved…29 Nov 2021HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI completely agree. As several hon. Members have mentioned, employment is important—to all of our lives, actually: it gives us purpose, structure, friendships and relationships.…26 Nov 2021HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI, too, congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on securing the Second Reading of his private Member’s Bill, the Down Syndrome Bill. My right hon.…26 Nov 2021HANSARDDown Syndrome BillYes, some of those conversations have happened but I will very much continue them. The scope of this Bill covers only England, but of course health, care, education and housing…26 Nov 2021