Dan Carden

Dan Carden

Labour — Liverpool Walton

Speaking in the House of Commons on 24 June 2025

Debate

Care Settings: Right to Maintain Contact

Contribution

Thank you, Ms Butler, for getting here so quickly and saving our debate. I also thank the campaigners for coming here today, all hon. Members who participated and the Minister for her understanding of people’s experiences and openness to receiving evidence. I see this as a matter of principle. Sometimes, when the state contracts out services and provision, it oversteps the mark and we forget what really matters, which is the love and care of our families and the people closest to us. No bureaucrat or care home manager has the right to say, “No you cannot maintain contact with the people you love.” That is something that the law needs to put right. If it can be done, it will be to the benefit of all—the families, those needing care and the institutions providing that care. I hope that the Minister, alongside the Minister for Care, will keep an open mind. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered the right to maintain contact in care settings.

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