Written questions

Care Workers: Recruitment

Commons · Question 88915 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department taking to increase domestic recruitment of social care staff.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Nov 2025

English local authorities have responsibility under the Care Act 2014 to meet social care needs, and statutory guidance directs them to ensure there is sufficient workforce in adult social care.However, the Government recognises the scale of the reforms n...