Alison McGovern

Alison McGovern

Labour — Birkenhead

Speaking in the House of Commons on 15 October 2026

Debate

National Care Service

Contribution

I thank my hon. Friend for her contribution and, through her, thank all the Unison group MPs and Unison for their input on the issue. The important matter she raises is one of the reasons we are going to appoint a champion for unpaid family carers. We have talked about all the other financial impacts of this failure, but there is also the economic impact on the labour force of people giving up work to care for an older loved one. We have to take that impact into consideration as we build the new national care service.

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