Written questions

Disability: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 63731 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 8 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) other rural areas benefit from technology enabled independent living.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 8 Jul 2025

As part of the immediate reforms announced in January 2025, the Government has committed to setting new national standards for care technologies and to developing trusted guidance. This information will help people who draw on care, and their loved ones, ...