Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 12421

Hospices: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 12 November 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his Northern Irish counterpart on funding for hospices.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Healthcare, including hospice care, in Northern Ireland is devolved, and therefore a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive, although we are always happy to learn from the experiences of devolved governments.