Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) reinstate and (b) increase provision of day services for people with learning disabilities to help them overcome ongoing mental health difficulties created by the covid-19 outbreak.

Local authorities have a duty under the Care Act 2014 to provide and arrange services to meet the needs of the local population.

We have recently written to local authority leaders to highlight the importance of access to good quality day services which provide a range of activities, including educational, leisure, social and skills-based opportunities and providing unpaid carers with a break from their caring responsibilities.