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Health and Social Care Bill

My point is rather less esoteric but I feel that I have to make it. The noble Earl has given me the opportunity, yet again, to point out that the mixing of health and social care is unequally demonstrated in this chapter. The heading is, ““Quality of health and social care””—and the notes to the Bill talk about that; then we go into ““Health care standards””. Nowhere do we have social care standards, which are mixed up with ““Reviews and investigations””. The whole chapter is a mish-mash of bits and pieces put together, which simply makes me feel, again, that social care is being relegated to a secondary status within the whole of the Bill. That is what this chapter reflects, and the various other esoteric points about the linguistics are a reflection of that greater, more strategic position.