Written questions

Hospices: Health Services

Commons · Question 26031 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the reduction in care provided by independent hospices on (a) NHS finances, (b) emergency admissions, (c) acute bed days, (d) commun

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 7 Sep 2026

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon Member for Stratford-on-Avon on 13 July 2026 to Question 16185, which sets out the Government's position on this matter.