Oral QuestionDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 5 January 2022Answered: 11 January 2022

Asked by

Fleur Anderson

LabourPutney

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Answer from Hansard

Rachel Reeves

I am sure that the relevant Health Minister would be happy to meet representatives of the hospice. The Health Secretary set out the settlement for hospices at the end of last year to compensate financially for the increases in national insurance, but those increases in national insurance are funding the NHS, which helps fund our hospices.