Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to broaden the scope of NICE guidance to include social care spending.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that provides guidance on the prevention and treatment of ill health and the promotion of good health and social care. In developing all its guidance products, NICE takes into account the impact on publicly funded social care.