Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to publish a carers strategy; and if he will make a statement.

The Government remains committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and wider life chances.

We have said that more widely we will consult on proposals to improve social care. Next steps will be set out in due course.