Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Fourth Report of the House of Lords Public Services Committee, Session 2022-23, entitled Homecare medicines services: an opportunity lost, HL Paper 269, what his position is in respect of the recommendation that following the interim findings of the NHS England review, and by no later than April 2024, the Government should establish and fund an independent review into the homecare system.

We are carefully considering all the conclusions and recommendations made in the report and will respond to the Committee shortly.