A Bill to make provision about meeting the needs of people providing care and of people receiving care; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
31 October 2023
Care Bill aims to set out provisions to meet the needs of people who provide care and of people who receive care, along with related purposes. It seeks to improve support for carers and care recipients and to clarify how public bodies should respond to care needs. It is at the first reading stage in the House of Commons.
The bill is at the 1st reading stage in the Commons. If progressed, it would move to the Second Reading and subsequent stages; the recorded votes indicate mixed support across parties and some cross-party backing for at least one clause.
Across the divisions, Labour and other parties supported the proposals in large numbers, while the Conservative Party opposed. Notably, New Clause 49 passed with 272 Aye to 246 No.
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Based on 9 recorded votes • Sorted by % Aye
Order for Second Reading on Friday 9 September, read and discharged. The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
