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Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will use the Autumn Budget 2026 to provide long-term, recurring revenue funding for hospices.

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 20 Apr 2026
Target answer date: 22 Apr 2026
Answer: 23 Apr 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will use the Autumn Budget 2026 to provide long-term, recurring revenue funding for hospices.
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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23 Apr 2026
Answer published
As with all fiscal matters, we cannot pre‑empt the Autumn Budget. Decisions on future funding will be taken through the usual Budget process and will be taken in the context of the wider public finances. The Government recognises the vital role that hospi...

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