Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the role of social care services in enabling unpaid carers to remain in employment.

The government recognises the vital contributions of unpaid carers. This is why we have established a Ministerial group to ensure a joined-up, cross-government approach to supporting unpaid carers.

A cross-government action plan on unpaid carers was published in July 2026, outlining the government’s commitments to supporting unpaid carers across health, social care, education, employment and the benefits system. This includes actions which will be taken forward by the Department for Health and Social Care, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, including actions to support unpaid carers to remain in or return to employment.