Written questions

Hospices

Commons · Question 107368 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Steve Barclay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential implications for his polices of the change in the number of available hospice beds in England over the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 3 Feb 2026

No formal assessment has been made of the potential implications for the Department’s policies of the change in the number of available hospice beds in England over the last 12 months.However, we do recognise the difficult and challenging financial situat...