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Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Transformation Fund announced in the Spring Statement 2025; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Apr 2025
Target answer date
6 May 2025
Answer
8 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Transformation Fund announced in the Spring Statement 2025; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of

  2. 6 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 May 2025

    Answer published

    We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life.As part of the Spring Statement, the Government announced a £3.25 billion Transformation Fund to drive efficiencies across Government ...

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