Written question asked by Baroness Altmann (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 May 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 June 2024. It was answered by Lord Markham (Conservative) on Friday, 24 May 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Social Services: Pay

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the report Who Cares Wins published by Community Integrated Care in March, what assessment they have made of how improving pay for front-line care and support workers would reduce vacancy rates and staff turnover in the care sector to the average within the NHS; and whether they will develop a plan for parity of pay between front-line care and support workers in the social care sector and equivalent roles in the NHS.

Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.

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