§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to improve financial and respite support for carers of sickle cell and thalassaemia sufferers. [106198]
§ Mr. BayleyWe have introduced the Carers Special Grant, amounting to £140 million over three years for English local authorities. The Grant must be spent on improving short term breaks for carers and on consulting them on the type of services they would value.
In addition, the National Carers strategy committed the Government to keeping financial support for carers under review, which we are doing.