Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his funding plans are for future adult social care provision.

As part of the 2020 Spending Review the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Government will provide councils with access to an additional £1 billion for social care next year. In addition, we expect to provide councils with estimated funding of around £3 billion to help manage the impact of COVID-19 across their services, including in adult social care, and to compensate for income losses.

This funding will support local authorities to maintain care services while keeping up with rising demand and recovering from the impact of COVID-19.