Council Tax Debate
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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
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Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab)
My Lords, we are more than aware of the issues in tackling adult social care funding; however, the best way to resolve them in the long term is make sure that we do the job properly by looking at what is needed. We recognise the important role that councils have in delivering those services. That is why we announced in the provisional settlement a further £200 million for adult and children’s social care, bringing the total additional funding to £3.7 billion.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GP)
My Lords, does the Minister think that this Government are generally finding it quite difficult to be progressive?
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab)
Absolutely not. The range of legislation we have brought forward has shown just how progressive this Government are being in both fiscal and social policy.