Written questions

Children: Terminal Illnesses

Commons · Question 97418 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 12 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Patrick Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the adequacy of financial support for parents of critically and terminally ill children.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 12 Dec 2025

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State regularly meets with colleagues across Government to discuss a range of issues. Many parents caring for children and young people with serious illnesses are likely to need additional support through social secur...