Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83399

Hospices: Contracts

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Marsha De Cordova

LabourBattersea

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that hospice contracts reflect the cost of (a) the services they provide and (b) the needs of their local populations.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service spec...

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