Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that rehabilitation wards for stroke patients receive adequate funding.

Local commissioners are responsible for funding local services in line with their assessment of the needs of the population. A number of regulatory and supervisory agencies, including the Care Quality Commission and the medical Royal Colleges, ensure that standards are met.

The quality of stroke care has improved over the past decade, with world class outcomes for patients, and the National Health Service rigorously audits the quality of stroke care, to ensure the continued delivery of these commitments.