Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he is making on long-term reform of social care.

Putting social care on a sustainable footing, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, is one of the biggest challenges we face as a society. As the Prime Minister has said, the Government will bring forward a plan for social care this year.

We are commencing cross-party talks. In the first phase, we are inviting hon. Members and Peers to voice their views, proposed solutions and concerns about reforming the way that people pay for their care.