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very. this is a key challenge. transferring, as you say, the backlog of care, the waiting lists will persist for some time. will it be possible to take money from the nhs and give it to social care? that is a really good question. there is no answer to it at the moment. certainly it is the government s intention to do that. we certainly it is the government s intention to do that. certainly it is the government s intention to do that. we will see what happens. intention to do that. we will see what happens, thank intention to do that. we will see what happens, thank you - intention to do that. we will see what happens, thank you for i intention to do that. we will see i what happens, thank you for talking to us, thank you. and, for our viewers in the uk, if you have any questions about the plans for the future of social care and how it s going to be funded, we d like to hear from you. at 11.20 this morning on the news channel we ll put some of your questions to ruthe isden from th
and i think we ve taken the right set of decisions. i think it is the framing of the arguments about protecting the nhs which has bought off some of the would be rebels because they cannot turn around and say, voting against protecting the health service, certainly in the short time, a lot of the money raised through these tax rises will go to the health service in the first instance, before being transferred over to the social care system. there are concerns whether there will be in a funding, certainly in the short term for the social care system and after the first three years, whether the health service can do without the extra money that will be raised in the short time. lots of questions to be answered in the industry itself concerned about the administrative burden as well, dealing with this new cap on means testing, have a listen to this. it is going to be an extra added burden onto the administration
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wales and scotland will get more money to decide how to spend. borisjohnson hasn t ruled out putting up more taxes in future. it s expected mps will vote for this rise later, but there are still lots of questions about how it will all work. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. let s speak to our political correspondent peter saull. there is a lot of detail yet that we simply don t know? that there is a lot of detail yet that we simply don t know? simply don t know? that is right victoria. simply don t know? that is right victoria- we simply don t know? that is right victoria. we may simply don t know? that is right victoria. we may get simply don t know? that is right victoria. we may get more - simply don t know? that is right victoria. we may get more in i simply don t know? that is rightl victoria. we may get more in the house of commons today. there will be prime minister s questions, the first since the summer recess and the lengthy debate on this new health and social care l