20th ANNIVERSARY OF SPRINGHILL HOSPICE

That this House congratulates Springhill Hospice in Rochdale on its 20th anniversary; further congratulates Margaret Geoghan and her team on the excellent job that they have been doing over the past 20 years; notes that Springhill along with all other hospices has suffered a drop in income due to the recession; and welcomes the Prime Minister's agreement to undertake a review of the funding of hospices with a view to ring-fencing funding for centres of excellence such as Springhill Hospice.