Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 89662

Palliative Care: Children

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 20 November 2025

Question

Danny Kruger

Reform UKEast Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning children's palliative care at (a) national and (b) regional levels.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Palliative care services, including for children, 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 ...

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