Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department can provide to families with seriously ill children whose NHS tariff payments do not sufficiently reimburse the costs of running life-saving medical equipment; and if he will make a statement.

The Government has provided £15 billion for the most vulnerable to address the cost of living, including families of children reliant on critical home medical equipment.

Specific contracts relating to home treatments contain elements of energy re-imbursement, including home oxygen concentrators (HOS), which are commissioned by integrated care systems (ICSs). NHS England has estimated the potential impact of rising electricity costs on HOS and has asked regional teams to work with ICSs to identify funding to meet these increased costs. Other bespoke arrangements may also be in place locally.