Oral QuestionDepartment for Exiting the European Union

What assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the availability of non-UK EU nationals to work in the social care sector.

Tabled: 11 December 2017Answered: 14 December 2017

Asked by

Luke Pollard

Labour (Co-op)Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Rushanara Ali)

This Government are committed to tackling fuel poverty and delivering warmer, cheaper homes for tenants. We are currently consulting on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector and continuing to support landlords to meet the new standards through consultation.