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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support parent carers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support parent carers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to allow full-time carers with no work commitments to claim back the cost of childcare.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to allow full-time carers with no work commitments to claim back the cost of childcare.
We owe an enormous debt to carers right across the country who carry the kind of burden that the hon. Lady describes. We are doing some important work at the moment on carer’s allowance, which is the benefit that provides support in these circumstances, and have consulted on some ideas for change. We particularly want to make it easier for people to combine work and caring. That may well help in the situation the hon. Lady describes.
We owe an enormous debt to carers right across the country who carry the kind of burden that the hon. Lady describes. We are doing some important work at the moment on carer’s allowance, which is the benefit that provides support in these circumstances, and have consulted on some ideas for change. We particularly want to make it easier for people to combine work and caring. That may well help in the situation the hon. Lady describes.
I recently met Lesley and her adult daughter Alice, who has profound disabilities and requires two carers around the clock. Lesley loves caring for her daughter, but she is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit skilled carers, leaving her filling exhausting gaps and unable to earn a living. What is the Minister doing to ensure that families like Lesley’s receive the support that they desperately need?
I recently met Lesley and her adult daughter Alice, who has profound disabilities and requires two carers around the clock. Lesley loves caring for her daughter, but she is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit skilled carers, leaving her filling exhausting gaps and unable to earn a living. What is the Minister doing to ensure that families like Lesley’s receive the support that they desperately need?
I recently met Lesley and her adult daughter Alice, who has profound disabilities and requires two carers around the clock. Lesley loves caring for her daughter, but she is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit skilled carers, leaving her filling exhausting gaps and unable to earn a living. What is the Minister doing to ensure that families like Lesley’s receive the support that they desperately need?
We owe an enormous debt to carers right across the country who carry the kind of burden that the hon. Lady describes. We are doing some important work at the moment on carer’s allowance, which is the benefit that provides support in these circumstances, and have consulted on some ideas for change. We particularly want to make it easier for people to combine work and caring. That may well help in the situation the hon. Lady describes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the economic and social costs associated with the mental health impact on parents and caregivers of children with SEND; and whether she plans to include these costs in future fiscal impact assessments for SEND provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the economic and social costs associated with the mental health impact on parents and caregivers of children with SEND; and whether she plans to include these costs in future fiscal impact assessments for SEND provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the role of social care services in enabling unpaid carers to remain in employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the role of social care services in enabling unpaid carers to remain in employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support carers who take care of people with rare cancers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support carers who take care of people with rare cancers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve unpaid carers' awareness of the support available to them.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve unpaid carers' awareness of the support available to them.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for for Work and Pensions on supporting unpaid carers to remain in or return to employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for for Work and Pensions on supporting unpaid carers to remain in or return to employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Mental Health Strategy for England will aim to improve outcomes specific to family carers of those with severe mental illness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Mental Health Strategy for England will aim to improve outcomes specific to family carers of those with severe mental illness.
We recognise the many challenges that people care for loved ones with severe mental illnesses face every day, and we will consider the needs of family carers as we develop a new mental health strategy designed to ensure better support is accessible to people across the country with mental health needs.
The forthcoming Mental Health Strategy for England will set out the Government’s priorities for improving mental health and wellbeing and will be informed by engagement with people with lived experience, and their families and carers.
Alongside this, the Government is developing a Modern Service Framework for severe mental illness, which will set consistent standards across the country so that people with severe mental illness receive the best quality, evidence-based, and equitable care and support. Recognising the important role that carers and families play is an important part of this.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration has she given to the potential merits of providing parents and carers with a statutory route of redress where provision specified in an Individual Support Plan is not delivered.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration has she given to the potential merits of providing parents and carers with a statutory route of redress where provision specified in an Individual Support Plan is not delivered.
As set out in the department’s consultation, ‘SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People First’, the department proposed a duty on settings to produce an Individual Support Plan (ISP) for every child or young person receiving targeted, targeted plus or specialist support. Under this proposal, the ISP would provide a clear and consistent record of a child or young person’s needs and the help they receive, so that support is joined‑up, timely and centred on what will help them thrive. The responses to the consultation are carefully being reviewed and we will respond in due course.
The department recognises the importance of ensuring that parents and carers have effective routes to raise concerns where support is not being delivered as expected. The ISP will be developed by settings together with parents and young people, giving every child or young person with special educational needs a clear and consistent record of their needs and the help they receive.
The department proposed strengthening the school complaints system with the inclusion of an appropriate, independent SEND specialist on a complaints panel if the complaint cannot be resolved by the school’s senior management team or head teacher. We also proposed strengthening the utilisation of Disagreement Resolution Services by improving and updating guidance for schools. In addition, we set out plans to improve complaints systems more generally in the Schools White Paper, by exploring digital solutions, updating guidance and setting out clearer handling processes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on bringing new carers into the sector and stopping carers exiting the sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on bringing new carers into the sector and stopping carers exiting the sector.
The government is committed to improving standards across the foster care sector and is taking steps to improve the recruitment and retention of foster carers, which is critical to improving outcomes for children.
The department’s action plan to renew fostering, backed by £88 million over the next two years, sets out the urgent steps we are taking to reverse the decline in foster carers and reform the system. 14 regional hubs are moving towards end-to-end recruitment from September, backed by £12 million in transformation funding. Our Room Makers programme will provide up to £25 million to add additional capacity to existing loving foster homes. We have launched a £12.4 million innovation programme, and enhanced digital tools and a communications campaign will launch in the autumn.
The government is currently consulting on revised national fostering standards to ensure children and foster families receive consistently high-quality support. Alongside this, the department continues to support and invest in the rollout of the Mockingbird model, while drawing on programme data and feedback from fostering services and carers to assess its impact on children, placement stability and carer support.
We recognise the benefits Mockingbird can offer in building peer support, stability and resilience for fostering families and will continue to promote effective practice across the sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to establish a National Social Carers' Register for England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to establish a National Social Carers' Register for England.
On 29 July, as set out in the link below, the Prime Minister set out his objectives to reform the social care system, and brought forward the timetable for Baroness Casey’s commission to inform that reform programme:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-sets-out-new-path-to-fix-social-care-together-29-july-2026
All aspects of the current system will be reviewed as part of that process, including proposals for a register of social carers, and we will continue to update Parliament on a regular basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen financial support and working rights for unpaid carers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen financial support and working rights for unpaid carers.
Details of the steps being taken to strengthen financial support and employment rights for unpaid carers can be found in the Unpaid Carers Action Plan, published on 14 July 2026.
When most children go home from school, they bury their head in a book, grab a football or turn on the TV, but for young carers, home time looks very different. They carry burdens on their shoulders that are way beyond their years and, as a result, their life chances...
When most children go home from school, they bury their head in a book, grab a football or turn on the TV, but for young carers, home time looks very different. They carry burdens on their shoulders that are way beyond their years and, as a result, their life chances...
Young Carers’ Champions
When most children go home from school, they bury their head in a book, grab a football or turn on the TV, but for young carers, home time looks very different. They carry burdens on their shoulders that are way beyond their years and, as a result, their...
Young Carers’ Champions
When most children go home from school, they bury their head in a book, grab a football or turn on the TV, but for young carers, home time looks very different. They carry burdens on their shoulders that are way beyond their years and, as a result, their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of how consent to share information with family carers is applied by mental health providers and the mental health workforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of how consent to share information with family carers is applied by mental health providers and the mental health workforce.
The Mental Health Act Code of Practice is already clear that practitioners should be familiar with the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act. We will look at how we can improve guidance on capacity and assessment of capacity to professionals in the revised Mental Health Act Code of Practice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he plans to announce the outcome of the review of employment rights for unpaid carers before Christmas recess 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he plans to announce the outcome of the review of employment rights for unpaid carers before Christmas recess 2026.
We intend to publish the review’s final report in early 2027.
Officials are working at pace to review the significant number of consultation responses whilst finalising the evidence that the review has gathered overall. Following the review’s conclusion, we will publish a government response to the consultation, findings from the review and the next steps needed to ensure that unpaid carers can balance work and care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to meet with (a) carers and (b) charities representing carers for those with severe mental illness to discuss the development of the Modern Service Framework for severe mental illness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to meet with (a) carers and (b) charities representing carers for those with severe mental illness to discuss the development of the Modern Service Framework for severe mental illness.
We will work with carers and families on the Modern Service Framework for Severe Mental Illness. The Department has been working closely with charities representing people with lived experience and directly with individuals with lived experience throughout the development of the Modern Service Framework. This has been guided and supported by Jo Lomani, who is a co-chair on the Modern Service Framework and is a national mental health co-production lead and expert by lived and living experience.