Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82575

Palliative Care

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal DemocratBrecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that people living in each region have equal levels of access to palliative care.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. ICBs are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. To sup...

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