Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the (a) spend and (b) development of appropriate community services under the Building the Right Support Action Plan.

The Building the Right Support Delivery Board is responsible for monitoring the commitments made in the Action Plan. In 2022/23, we are providing an additional £90 million to develop community support and for discharge for those with a learning disability and autistic people, including £21 million for the Community Discharge Grant.

NHS England provides guidance, support and investment to local areas to commission community services for those with a learning disability and autistic people in line with Building the Right Support and the national service model. NHS England continues to work with other organisations to ensure appropriate plans are in place for this investment. The Building the Right Support Delivery Board has established a task and finish group to review how national oversight of National Health Service and local authority spending related to Building the Right Support can be improved.