Written questions

Social Services: Employment

Commons · Question 24884 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Josh Fenton-Glynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that social care is an attractive career for young people.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 7 Sep 2026

The Government recognises the scale of the reforms needed to improve recruitment and retention in the social care sector, and this will be a key focus of the reform programme announced by the Prime Minister on 29 July. As a first step, we are establishing...