A Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to ensure the availability of hospice services for all people at the end of life; to require the Secretary of State to report annually to Parliament on the adequacy of funding for children’s and adult hospice services, including an assessment of whether any funding increases are necessary to maintain such services; to require the Secretary of State to publish a five year plan for hospice funding; to make provision about the availability of specialist palliative care in emergency care services in hospitals; to make provision about supporting patients receiving palliative care in the community in certain circumstances; to require the Secretary of State to prepare and publish a workforce plan for hospice services; to require palliative care advice to be available through non-emergency NHS advice services; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Alison BennettLiberal Democrat
25 February 2026
May contain errors — check source documents for definitive information.
This bill would require the government to ensure hospice care is available to everyone at the end of life. It also imposes regular funding reporting, a five-year funding plan, and a workforce plan for hospices, and aims to improve access to specialist palliative care in hospitals and in the community, with palliative care advice available through NHS services.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it passes that stage, it will move to committee stage for detailed scrutiny.
Generated 21 February 2026
14 Oct 2025
17 Apr 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 17 April 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Tuesday 14 October 2025.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
