Independent Commission on Adult Social Care

Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford Excerpts

Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab)]

The noble Lord raises the point about consensus. I did not mean to offend anyone in this House if the report came to consensus, but the fact is that there was a feeling, particularly in the other place, that the work could not be put on to the statute book. That is where we have the problem. We have to make sure we move forward, but I reassure noble Lords that we are not talking about putting everything on hold for three years. The noble Baroness’s interim report will look at things we can do now. In the next couple of years, we will look at the longer-term issues, particularly, as the noble Lord quite rightly said, around longer-term funding. I have faith that the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, will do a thorough job engaging with all parties and outside interests, and come up with a way forward.

[Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Con)]

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[Lord Young of Norwood Green (Lab)]

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