Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23322

Social Services: Standards

Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle delays to care packages.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population, which is why, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care market and to commission services to meet the diverse needs o...
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