Question follow-through · 52298
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of palliative and end of life care on patients; and how the 10 year plan will ensure that there is adequate provision of these services.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 14 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 May 2025
- Answer
- 20 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of palliative and end of life care on patients; and how the 10 year plan will ensure that there is adequate provision of these services.
16 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 May 2025
Answer published
No formal assessment has been made on the impact of palliative care and end of life care on patients, but we know that currently approximately 600,000 people die per year in the United Kingdom. Palliative care services are included in the list of services...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
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29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the use of evidence-based off-label medicines where there is no commercial incentive for a pharmaceutical company to seek a marketing authorisation.
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan: Prices
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to engage with the pharmaceutical industry on price negotiations relating to Enhertu; and if he will take steps to help ensure that Enhertu becomes an (a) afford
Asthma: Medical Equipment
16 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing free prescriptions for inhalers to people with asthma who are moving into adulthood.
Eyesight: Testing
20 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider extending NHS sight test eligibility criteria by listing learning disability as a risk factor.
NHS England: Redundancy Pay
27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that NHS England staff who have taken partial retirement receive fair redundancy payments..
Learning Disability: Low Incomes
11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Written Parliamentary Question 107115, how many people with a learning disability are recorded as beneficiaries of the NHS Low Income Scheme.
Palliative Care
26 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to publish a national strategy for palliative and end of life care.