HC Deb 12 April 1988 vol 131 cc13-4
19. Mr. David Shaw

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many capital schemes in the health service are under construction; and how many have been completed since 1979.

Mr. Newton

Information held centrally on health building schemes, each costing over £1 million, shows that 140 schemes are presently under construction; an additional 300 schemes have been completed since April 1979.

Mr. Shaw

Will my right hon. Friend confirm that in my district health authority, South East Kent, and also in the South East Thames region, there have been a number of good and useful capital projects during the past eight years under this Government and that, as a result, the general well-being and health of the people in the area have benefited considerably?

Mr. Newton

Indeed I would. The South East Thames region has some good community care projects.