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Social Services: Cumbria

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help recruit social care workers in Cumbria.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 Dec 2024
Target answer date
7 Jan 2025
Answer
8 Jan 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help recruit social care workers in Cumbria.

  2. 7 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    We are launching a national recruitment campaign in February to encourage suitable candidates to apply for immediate vacancies by highlighting the varied and rewarding work available. We have also introduced legislation to deliver the first Fair Pay Agree...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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