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Baroness Greengross Excerpts

Thursday 4th March 2021 Grand Committee

[Baroness Greengross (CB) [V]]

My Lords, the All-Party Group on Adult Social Care—[Inaudible.]

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Watkins of Tavistock) (CB)]

We are having difficulty hearing the noble Baroness. We will come back to her after the next speaker, the noble Lord, Lord Willis of Knaresborough.

--- Later in debate ---

[Baroness Greengross (CB) [V]]

My Lords, I am co-chair of the All-Party Group on Adult Social Care. Our recent report found that the government target of recruiting 20,000 additional social care workers was not enough—[Inaudible.]

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Watkins of Tavistock) (CB)]

I am sorry; I think the difficulty is that the noble Baroness is not close enough to her microphone. When she was tested, it was fine. If we cannot hear her again, perhaps she could write and the Minister will pick up the issues she would like to raise? I will give the noble Baroness one more try right now.

I am sorry; our connection is just too poor for us to hear the noble Baroness. If she could send an email in, the Minister will pick up the issues when he sums up. I thank her very much for her patience.

I call the noble Lord, Lord Winston. No, the noble Lord has withdrawn. I call the noble Lord, Lord Balfe. No, he has withdrawn too. I call the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle.