Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial viability of the hospice sector.

We have provided over £150 million in additional funding to the hospice sector to date during the pandemic. Alongside this, hospices have benefited from the financial support offered by HM Treasury to all charities, such as paying no business rates for their shops next year and applying for a Business Interruption Loan. Charities, alongside other sectors, can also access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the replacement Job Support Scheme.

We continue to keep funding for hospices under review.