Direction of Government

Debate between Neil Duncan-Jordan and Andy Burnham

Tuesday 1st September 2026 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

I will ask the Education Secretary to look at precisely the issue that the hon. Lady has raised.

[Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole) (Lab)]

On the subject of social care, does the Prime Minister agree that there is a fundamental unfairness in dementia care being means-tested, while cancer care is funded by us all through general taxation? Is not that unfairness the issue that we need to address?

[The Prime Minister]

I have always said that we will not have a health and care system that is fit for the 21st century until it supports people with dementia as well as it treats people with cancer. We are some way from that, but it is the goal we should be working towards.