Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82382

Palliative Care: Equality

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Mary Kelly Foy

LabourCity of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable provision of palliative care in England.

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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