Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many motor vehicles have been provided to members of the Royal Family by government departments or funded through public expenditure in the last 20 years; under what financial and operational terms those vehicles were provided; what was the total monetary value of those vehicles; and what proportion of that value, if any, was reimbursed to the public purse.

Answered by Lord Pitt-Watson - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government does not hold the information necessary to answer this question.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received a request from, or on behalf of, the Duke of Sussex for funding for security for his family and himself; and, if so, how it is being considered.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The UK Government’s protective security system is rigorous and proportionate. It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals’ security.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial sustainability of the hospice sector; and what plans they have, if any, to provide short-term revenue support to hospices to maintain services whilst they develop a long-term funding settlement for palliative and end-of-life care.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided on 16 March in response to Question HL14849, which, for ease of reference, is reproduced below.

We have provided a £125 million capital funding boost for eligible adult, and children and young people’s, hospices in England to ensure they have the best physical environment for care.

We are also providing £80 million for children’s and young people’s hospices in England over the next three financial years, giving them stability to plan ahead and focus on what matters most, caring for their patients.

The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework (MSF) for England. We will consider contracting and commissioning arrangements as part of our MSF. We recognise that there is currently a mix of contracting models in the hospice sector. By supporting integrated care boards to commission more strategically, we can move away from grant and block contract models. In the long term, this will aid sustainability and help hospices’ ability to plan ahead.  Officials are working closely with a number of stakeholders from the hospice sector in the development of the MSF.

Found: Lord McCabe 79 Proposal 30: Letter from Lord Hope of Craighead 80 Proposal 31: Letter from Lord Foulkes of Cumnock