Written questions

Hospices: Finance

Commons · Question 101588 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department plans to review the level of statutory funding provided to hospices that currently rely heavily on charitable donations to deliver core services.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 5 Jan 2026

Most hospices are charitable, independent organisations which receive some statutory funding for providing National Health Services. The amount of funding each charitable hospice receives varies both within and between integrated care board (ICB) areas. T...