Consultation Response
Ahead of the November 2019 Budget, the Health and Social Committee is conducting a short inquiry for the NHS long term plan consultation.
The Women’s Budget Group has made a submission to the NHS long term plan consultation. The Health and Social Committee is conducting a short inquiry in the run-up to the November 2019 Budget, aimed at assessing the case for investment in each of the following areas: capital expenditure on the NHS, education and training, social care, and public health, including the impact these areas of spending have on the implementation of the Long-term Plan.
Investment in care could create 2.7 times as many jobs as if invested in construction. Care jobs are also imperative to tackling climate change.
A pre-Budget briefing on 'Health Inequalities and Gender' from the UK Women’s Budget Group – Spring 2023
We are seriously concerned about the impact that the hastily announced five-point plan for immigration will have on millions of families.
We welcome the Government's acknowledgment of the disproportionate impact of unpaid care on women, but concerns about benefit cuts remain.