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Carers: Health and Disability White Paper

Monday 24 April 2023 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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At a glance

Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Carers play a vital role in supporting disabled people and those with health conditions.
  • Carers are integral to looking after people across the country, particularly as the population ages.
  • Carers' insights and feedback were crucial during the Green Paper process for the White Paper proposals.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Luke Evans Con Hinckley and Bosworth
NHS Benefits & Welfare
Context

The MP raises the role unpaid carers play in supporting disabled people and those with health conditions, especially considering an ageing population. He seeks confirmation that carers will be central to the policies outlined in the White Paper.

Question

What assessment has been made of the importance of carers in implementing the health and disability White Paper?

Answer from Tom Pursglove

Unpaid carers can play a vital role in supporting disabled people to live active lives, including through working when they are able to do so. The White Paper sets out how we will create a better experience for disabled people, people with health conditions and their carers when applying for and receiving health and disability benefits.

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Not addressed: The specific ask about ensuring carers are at the centre of policy implementation was not directly addressed.

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Q2 Luke Evans Con Hinckley and Bosworth
Care & Healthcare Workers
Context

The MP acknowledges the importance of carers in supporting elderly people with complex disabilities due to an ageing population. He seeks assurance that carers will be at the forefront of policy implementation.

Question

I am grateful for the Minister's answers, because carers are integral to looking after people up and down the country, especially with an ageing population who are living longer and with more frequent and difficult disabilities. Will he make sure that they are at the centre of the White Paper, because if this policy is to succeed, we need to support our unpaid carers.

Answer from Tom Pursglove

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The insight and experience of carers and their feedback were invaluable through the Green Paper process in helping us to come up with our final White Paper proposals. As we move forward into the implementation stage, it is key that we continue to sustain that engagement and focus on meeting the aspirations of carers and the disabled people they care for.

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Not addressed: The specific ask about sustaining engagement with carers during implementation was not fully committed to with concrete actions or timelines.

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