Question follow-through · 33255
Social Workers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of social workers; and what plans he has for a national social work recruitment campaign.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 11 Mar 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Social Workers · 12 Mar 2025
- Cerliponase Alfa · 14 Mar 2025
- Cerliponase Alfa · 14 Mar 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of social workers; and what plans he has for a national social work recruitment campaign.
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Mar 2025
Answer published
We support the supply of social workers with the right skills, knowledge, and values to support vulnerable adults, children and families. We currently fund the Social Work Bursary, Education Support Grant and the mental health graduate programme Think Ahe...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Social Workers
12 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring social workers have more time for relationship-based work.
Cerliponase Alfa
14 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring that a permanent access agreement is reached for Brineura as a treatment for patients with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN
Cerliponase Alfa
14 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on providing access to Brineura for patients with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2).