Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 74866

Palliative Care: Children

Tabled: 3 September 2025

Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal Democrat — Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered introducing multi-year NHS funding for the health elements of children's palliative care.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Palliative care services, including for children, are included in the list of services that integrated care boards (ICBs) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of l...

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