Question follow-through · 901016
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on ensuring the adequate provision of palliative care.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Hospitals · 9 Jul 2026
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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
8 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on ensuring the adequate provision of palliative care.
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jul 2026
Answer published
This government is launching a new framework this autumn to fix unfair gaps in palliative care and end-of-life care. The framework, being developed with a range of stakeholders, will tackle rising demand, help identify patient needs much earlier, and mak...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Hospitals
9 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the number of delayed discharges from hospital.