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 ...