Hospices: Children and Young People
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 125262, for what reason the Department is not yet in a position to share those individual allocations publicly.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock
The Department does not hold a centrally consolidated breakdown of allocations to individual children and young people’s hospices, and so is therefore not able to publish this information.
In line with the established arrangements, integrated care boards (ICBs) administer this funding to individual hospices on behalf of NHS England. This approach is consistent with National Health Service devolution, promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising the palliative care and end of life care needs of their local population.
NHS England has made clear that this funding is to be distributed by ICBs to eligible children and young people’s hospices and is not intended for reallocation to other services. To support this process, NHS England has also established an assurance process with clear steps and timelines, including regular oversight with ICBs, regional teams and hospices. Where ICBs are unable to meet the deadline, this is escalated to NHS England to ensure timely distribution.
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