Question reference: S6W-13387
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 20 December 2022
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kevin Stewart on 21 December 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the National Carers Strategy.
Answer
The Scottish Government has published the National Carers Strategy today: https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781805253037
The National Carers Strategy sets out actions on COVID-19 recovery, the cost crisis and improving carer support in a meaningful and sustainable way. The strategy focuses on carers and their needs, setting out how policies across the Scottish Government can work together with other public bodies to support carers as we recover from the pandemic and beyond.
The Scottish Government will deliver a statement to parliament in the new year, subject to the agreement of the Parliamentary Bureau.