Peter Lamb is the Labour MP for Crawley. He was appointed in July 2024. He spoke on Wednesday 11th December with the Prime Minister and he focused on the NHS Hospice in Crawley, St Catherine’s hospice, and considers palliative care in all hospices across  communities

Here is Peter Lamb’s question and the response from Keir Starmer.

Peter Lamb: Following years of real-terms cuts to its funding, St Catherine’s hospice, which serves my constituency, has recently made a number of redundancies. Palliative care is hugely important to our communities, and I pay tribute to those who work in it. Will the Prime Minister join me in thanking St Catherine’s for its work and outline how the Government will look to support palliative care moving forward?

Keir Starmer: I join my hon. Friend in that, and I recognise the vital role that hospices play in providing support to people at the end of their life. I understand the challenges that they face. Most hospices receive funding by providing NHS services, and funding will be set out in the usual way.