Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101590

Hospices: Finance

Tabled: 18 December 2025

Answered: 28 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of hospice funding for dementia end-of-life care is provided by central government and local authorities; and whether he plans to increase statutory funding for hospices.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Department has not had any recent discussions with local authorities about the funding of hospice services.Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS ...

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