A question on #FosterCare tabled by Llinos Medi on 01-07-2025 has been answered by Janet Daby.

Heading: Foster Care
Question ID: 1818549
UIN: 64175
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-07-01
Asking Member ID: 5085
Asking Member display name: Llinos Medi
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Llinos Medi
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing foster carers with the same legal status as (a) health workers and (b) teachers.
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Date answered: 2025-07-09
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4698
Answering Member display name: Janet Daby
Answering Member handle: JanetDaby
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JanetDaby
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Answer text: I pay tribute to the vital efforts of foster carers, who carry out a challenging role that requires skill, dedication and love. This government’s investments in foster care will recruit hundreds more new foster families and strengthen support to retain ex...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true