§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children's hospices there are in the Greater London area; and what responsibility he has for the funding of such hospices. [26312]
§ Mr. BowisI understand that the first children's hospice to be based in the Greater London area is at an advanced stage of planning. Recurrent funding has been included in annual financial allocations to health authorities, to enable them to commission services from children's hospices to serve the needs of their resident populations.