Oral Answers to Questions

Andrew Stephenson Excerpts

Tuesday 26th November 2013 Commons Chamber

[The Minister of State, Department of Health (Norman Lamb)]

Throughout this Parliament we have ensured that extra funding has gone into social care to recognise the fact that council budgets have been under strain. The point that I made earlier—that there has been a 50,000 reduction in delayed discharges to social care—demonstrates just how well they are doing under significant pressure.

[Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con)]

T9. What progress have the Government made in driving up standards and transparency in hospitals, social care and general practice?

[Norman Lamb]

The Government’s response to the Francis report demonstrated that openness and transparency are critical. As a result of the steps that we have proposed, this will be the most open health system anywhere in the world. That is something we should be very proud of.