Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101667

Social Services: Standards

Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve capacity within the social care system and (b) reduce delayed discharges.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Department is working closely with NHS England and local authorities to improve social care capacity and reduce delayed discharges.The Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund (MSIF) provided over £1 billion to local authorities for adult social car...

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