Personal Social Care: Funding

Debate between Baroness Royall of Blaisdon and Lord O'Shaughnessy

Tuesday 16th October 2018 Lords Chamber

[Lord O'Shaughnessy]

My noble friend is absolutely right, which is why there must be a balance between what is paid by individuals and by the taxpayer through the state.

[Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab)]

My Lords, are my ears deceiving me, or did the Minister talk about a sustainable social care system in England? If so, he ought to talk to some people who are seeking social care at the moment, because they and their families think the current system is not sustainable.

[Lord O’Shaughnessy]

What I said was that we need a sustainable system, and that will be the goal of the Green Paper.

Health: Medical Respite for Children

Debate between Baroness Royall of Blaisdon and Lord O'Shaughnessy

Wednesday 21st March 2018 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab)]

My Lords, legal obligations are all fine, and of course the Government and everybody else have to comply with them, but unless there is adequate funding for local authorities, health services and commissioning groups, it is impossible for these authorities to comply with the legislation. What are the Government going to do to ensure that enough money is available to provide respite care for these children?

[Lord O'Shaughnessy]

The noble Baroness makes an important point. That is the reason we are providing more funding, both through social care budgets and through the NHS itself. More money was found at the Budget as well, but I do not think in this case the issue is necessarily funding. It is a case of the parties involved working together, as they are obliged to do, to find the right outcome and the right solution for these children.