Part of Women and Equality – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 14 May 2009.
Lindsay Hoyle
Labour, Chorley
10:30,
14 May 2009
My right hon. and learned Friend knows as well as I do that we owe a big debt to carers, who lift the burden from the NHS and social services. She has rightly drawn attention to the number of carers who are not aware of their rights. How can we help them to become aware of those rights, and also help employers through difficult times so that they do not punish carers?