Written questions

Hospices: Prisoners

Lords · Question HL15432 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

To ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners were moved into a hospice in each of the past five years.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 19 Mar 2026

As the majority of hospices are independent charitable organisations, neither the Government nor NHS England collect or hold their data, including information on how many prisoners have been moved into a hospice.Whilst the majority of palliative care and ...