To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for a public consultation on the proposals in the Shaping the Future of Care Together Green Paper to use attendance allowance and other disability benefits to fund social care; and if he will make a statement. (292101)

We are currently consulting on all of the options considered within the Green Paper, in our Big Care Debate. The Green Paper consultation will run until 13 November this year. More information about the Big Care Debate is available on our dedicated website at:

www.careandsupport.direct.gov.uk