Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of developing a strategy on supporting LGBTQ people in care.

We want everyone, including LGBT+ people, to have fair access to high quality care, which is respectful and inclusive.

The government recently introduced a new qualification to improve our training offer to social care staff on being supportive and caring of everyone.

We’ve launched an Independent Commission into adult social care which will work with people from all backgrounds drawing on care and their families, to build a National Care Service that meets the needs of the whole population.