Debates between Andrew Selous and David Mowat during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Mon 12th Dec 2016

Social Care Funding

Debate between Andrew Selous and David Mowat
Monday 12th December 2016

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Selous Portrait Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con)
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. I hope that in looking at co-ordinated policy across Government, the Minister will look not only at good join-up between the Department of Health and local government, but at other policies, such as lifetime homes, family strengthening and flexible employment policies, all of which will help us deal with these issues. Can he give us some encouragement on that score?

David Mowat Portrait David Mowat
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My hon. Friend is right. There is a raft of measures that need to be taken on informal carers and on the holy grail of better integration of health and social care funding, and we are pursuing that vigorously.