Written questions

LGBT People: Care Homes

Commons · Question 902579 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle LGBT discrimination in care homes.

Answer

Answered by Dame Nia Griffith, 5 Feb 2025

It is essential that everyone living in a care home is kept safe, including those who may be more likely to experience discrimination, such as LGBT+ people. They must be treated with dignity, listened to and have their needs understood and met by their lo...