Written questions

IVF: Finance

Commons · Question 82889 · Tabled 16 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of national funding allocations to Integrated Care Boards to support the delivery of levels of IVF treatment recommended by NICE.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Oct 2025

No assessment has been made. Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their population. We expect ICBs to commission fertility services in line with National Institut...