Written questions

IVF

Commons · Question 107441 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of standardising the number of NHS-funded In Vitro Fertilisation cycles available to patients across England.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 28 Jan 2026

Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs), based on their population’s clinical needs. We are working with NHS England to understand and improve the offer around National Health Service-funded fertility ser...