Written questions

Hospices: Equality

Commons · Question 82772 · Tabled 16 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable regional access to hospice care.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 28 Oct 2025

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. Whilst the majority of palliative care and end of life care is provided by National Health ...