Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 97418

Children: Terminal Illnesses

Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 12 December 2025

Question

Patrick Spencer

IndependentCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the adequacy of financial support for parents of critically and terminally ill children.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State regularly meets with colleagues across Government to discuss a range of issues. Many parents caring for children and young people with serious illnesses are likely to need additional support through social secur...

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