Again, my hon. Friend must have read my speech because I will make that point later. The proposal shows that the Bill is not a plan to fix social care but a very thin attempt to change parts of the system. There are many other elements that clearly need dealing with.
In case Conservative Members need reminding, in the Prime Minister’s first speech on taking office, he promised to,
“fix the crisis in social care once and for all, with a clear plan that we have prepared”.
We are still to see that plan. What we have is a new tax and a broken promise.