Thank you for contacting me about the cost of living crisis.
Current inflation is being driven by rising energy costs, provoked by surging demand after the pandemic as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which in turn has put pressures on living costs.
Thank you for contacting me about support for carers and unpaid carers and Carers' Week which took place between 6 and 12 June. I am very sympathetic to your suggestion of a Recovery and Respite Plan for Unpaid Carers, an idea of which my Ministerial colleagues are also aware.