Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department plans to have with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the (a) funding and (b) commissioning of adult social care services.

The Department of Health and Social Care has regular discussions with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on adult social care funding, and the commissioning of adult social care services. The Department will continue to work closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to understand the impact of cost and demand pressures on service delivery and budgets, and to align our approaches, support improvement, and ensure people are at the centre of care decisions.