Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of support available for the (1) hospice, and (2) end-of-life, care sector, for core services in (a) England, and (b) Wales.

No specific assessment has been made. Palliative and end of life care services are commissioned by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), which are responsible for planning and commissioning high-quality, cost-effective services to meet the needs of local populations.

Most hospices are independent, charitable organisations which receive some statutory funding for providing these services. NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed seven palliative and end of life care strategic clinical networks, working with CCGs to develop and implement sustainable commissioning models for palliative and end of life care.

Palliative and end of life care service provision in Wales is a devolved matter.