Karin Smyth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of removing free covid-19 lateral flow device tests on unpaid carers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of removing free covid-19 lateral flow device tests for care providers and their staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the monthly cost of covid-19 lateral flow device testing for a person visiting a care home resident on a daily basis once mass free testing has ended.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on its work on the Government’s new national dementia strategy; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what budget his Department has allocated for the delivery of the Government’s new national dementia strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the (a) publication and (b) delivery of the Government’s new national dementia strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to determine fair and sustainable costs of care, in the event that there is significant cost variation among local authorities conducting a cost of care exercise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in energy prices on care providers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that covid-19 isolation requirements for residents of care homes are in line with national guidelines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of care providers that are experiencing covid-19 outbreaks as of 3 March 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Skills for Care's report, The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England 2021, what steps he is taking to ensure that care workers are paid a fair rate followi...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people waiting for social care.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to extend the Health and Care Worker visa scheme for (a) social care workers, (b) care assistants and (c) home care workers beyond 15 February 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact on earning capacity and wellbeing of being an unpaid carer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with local authorities regarding the additional cost of increased numbers of individual assessments for adult social care following the publication of the Adult Social C...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the impact of the changes to social care funding on provision of social care across different regions of the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support local authorities with social care infection prevention costs after 31 March 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support local authorities with social care workforce recruitment and retention funds beyond 31 March 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional resources will be provided to local authorities to meet their adult social care duties following a poor Care Quality Commission assessment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the adult social care data framework in spring 2022.