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Adults with Learning Disabilities

I remind my hon. Friend that there is a bigger employer than the NHS, although the work force is split over several hundred employers; it is the one for which he is responsible—social care. My experience of those with more simple or moderate levels of learning disability is that they are tremendously caring. They could provide many caring roles to others with more serious learning disabilities, and they would be sympathetic and understanding. I would encourage my hon. Friend to think of the social care world as being a place where many such people could find employment.