Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support local authorities in the provision of adult social care.

Baroness Casey is leading an independent commission into adult social care to help shape the reforms needed to realise a National Care Service.

But councils can make a difference to improving care via their role as commissioners, and I am working with the minister for care to support local authorities in doing so.

This is backed by around £4.6 billion additional funding available for adult social care in 2028–29 compared to 2025–26. This includes £500 million for the first Fair Pay Agreement to improve adult social care worker pay and conditions.