In the second reading debate of the Personal Care at Home bill he described it as a 'significant moment' marking the beginning of a fundamental overhaul of care services in England.

Alzheimer's Society comment:

'The promise of free personal care at home for those with the highest needs is a welcome development. However implementing this proposal will be difficult in terms of cost and also guaranteeing the necessary quality of care.

'These measures will not completely fix a social care system that is failing hundreds of thousands of people with dementia. We need a fair and transparent system that provides good care at a fair price for people at every stage of dementia. All political parties need to make this a priority.'