Council Tax: Social Care Precept - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:06 pm on 20 April 2016.

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Photo of Baroness Buscombe Baroness Buscombe Conservative 3:06, 20 April 2016

Will my noble friend accept that care delivered to the home relies to a large extent on the private sector, and that more and more companies in the private sector that have been delivering this care are now finding it completely unviable to continue? In that case, as the noble Baroness who asked the Question in the first place has suggested, it will create much more pressure on the already very stretched NHS.