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Paul Foster MP: speeches

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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  • 21 May 2025 · Engagements · Hansard source
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    I recently visited St Catherine’s hospice in Lostock Hall, which serves wonderfully my constituents in South Ribble, those of Ribble Valley and some of your constituents in Chorley, Mr Speaker. I discovered that the hospice has to pay an excessive £350,000 a year for medication, which can only be sourced from the private sector, not the NHS. After some investigating, I found that there is a postcode lottery for integrated care boards. Some ICBs are fully funded and supply all medication, some subsidise it and some do not supply it at all. Evidence shows that there is a disparity between hospices in the more deprived areas not being funded and those in the more affluent areas being funded. Will the Prime Minister please speak with the Health Secretary as a matter of urgency and get free medication supplied by all ICBs to all hospices across the country?

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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained.

View as listCommunities and local government: 4Communities and local government4Defence and foreign affairs: 7Defence and foreign affairs7Economy and business: 2Economy and business2Education and skills: 1Education and skills1Health and care: 1Health and care1Housing and planning: 2Housing and planning2Immigration and borders: 2Immigration and borders2Justice and policing: 4Justice and policing4Transport: 3Transport3Unclassified: 1Unclassified1
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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
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Communities and local government4
Defence and foreign affairs7
Economy and business2
Education and skills1
Health and care1
Housing and planning2
Immigration and borders2
Justice and policing4
Transport3
Unclassified1

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