§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list by region the maintenance backlog as at 31 March.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table.
549WThe figures are the estimated costs, as at March 1993, of clearing outstanding repairs and upkeep required to bring the estate up to a satisfactory physical condition, and now includes an estimate of the cost required to meet statutory and safety standards.
The figures are for all trusts and directly managed units within the regional boundaries Region Cost £'000 Northern 142,129 Yorkshire 125,987 Trent 119,383 East Anglian 83,462 North West Thames 84,049 North East Thames 331,467 South East Thames 264,256 South West Thames 176,176 Wessex 111,461 Oxford 89,925 South Western 123,605 West Midlands 307,229 Mersey 64,310 North Western 144,011