All 1 Debates between Gareth Snell and Marcus Jones

Education and Local Services

Debate between Gareth Snell and Marcus Jones
Tuesday 27th June 2017

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gareth Snell Portrait Gareth Snell
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Will the Minister give way?

Marcus Jones Portrait Mr Jones
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I will make some more progress before I give way.

We are also responding positively to help councils meet the cost of increasing service pressures. In the spring Budget we provided an additional £2 billion to put social care on a more stable footing, and allowed relevant authorities the flexibility to raise more income through the adult social care precept. My right hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper) and my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Jeremy Lefroy) raised the important issue of social care. The former mentioned the importance of social care for the working-age population and what more we can do to get people with learning disabilities, for example, into work. That is an extremely important aspiration for the Government. The latter talked about what more we can do to deal with the social care challenges that we face, on which the Government will bring forward plans during this Parliament.