Question follow-through · 123426
Young Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assistance his Department provides for young people with caring responsibilities for older (a) siblings and (b) relatives.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assistance his Department provides for young people with caring responsibilities for older (a) siblings and (b) relatives.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Apr 2026
Answer published
Local authorities must identify young carers, including those caring for older siblings and relatives, who may need support and assess their needs when requested. We strongly support the No Wrong Doors for Young Carers Memorandum of Understanding, which p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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