Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14146

Hospices: Children

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 6 July 2026
Named Day

Question

John Milne

Liberal DemocratHorsham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue national guidance to reduce variation in children’s hospice funding between ICBs.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning palliative care and end-of-life care services, including children and young people’s hospice services, to meet the needs of their local populations. NHS England has published statutory guidan...

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