Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82889

IVF: Finance

Tabled: 16 October 2025

Answered: 22 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of national funding allocations to Integrated Care Boards to support the delivery of levels of IVF treatment recommended by NICE.

Answer

Karin Smyth

No assessment has been made. Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their population. We expect ICBs to commission fertility services in line with National Institut...

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