Written questions

Hospices: Finance

Commons · Question 82773 · 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, how much funding was allocated to hospice services in each of the last five financial years; and what information his Department holds on the proportion of that funding from (a) central government,

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 28 Oct 2025

Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative care and end of life care.Whilst the majo...