Written questions

Dementia: Health Services

Commons · Question 1135 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 May 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help lower the costs of dementia care for patients and their families.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 20 May 2026

We are making progress on a National Care Service based on higher quality of care, greater choice and control, and joined-up health and care services, with over £4.6 billion of additional funding available for adult social care in 2028/29 compared to 2025...