Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the budget for is the Better Care Fund in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22; and if he will make a statement.
The Government is committed to supporting the integration of health and care. We intend to publish the Better Care Fund (BCF) Policy Framework and Planning Requirements for 2019-20 shortly.
For 2020 onwards, the Government is conducting a review of the BCF to make sure it is meeting its goals. We will announce further detail later this year.