Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the total sleep-in back pay liability for care providers in (a) the Rotherham constituency and (b) Rotherham Council.

This information is not centrally held.

Social care is usually commissioned by local authorities but it can also be commissioned by the National Health Service, or paid for by self-funding individuals.

The Government recognises the pressures these liabilities are placing on providers of social care, and we are exploring options to minimise any impact on the sector.