Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure care home staff can access evidence-based training on dementia.

We are investing £500 million over the next three years to support the development of social care staff. This will include Knowledge and Skills Framework to supplement existing resources such as the Dementia Training Standards Framework and providing additional training places and qualifications, including for those supporting individuals with Parkinson's and dementia. We will set out plans for dementia in England for the next 10 years later this year, which will include a focus on dementia training.