Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to increase the funding for the Children’s Hospice Grant, and if so, how they will sustain that increase in funding for the foreseeable future.

The Government strongly values the crucial role of the children's hospice sector in providing excellent end of life care across the country. Our ambition is for everyone approaching the end of life to receive high quality care that reflects their individual needs, choices and preferences.

The budget for the Children’s Hospice Grant programme was reviewed as part of NHS England’s business planning process and has been maintained at the current rate. However, children’s hospices will receive notification of their two year budget allocations from April instead of the usual annual budget settlement to allow for better future planning.