Care Workers: Conditions of Employment
Commons · Question 24885 · 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 help improve terms and conditions for social care workers.
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...