§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the outstanding repair and maintenance backlog at NHS facilities by regional health authority in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [792]
§ Alan MilburnThe outstanding repair and maintenance backlog by regional health authority is shown in the attached table. The information is available only from 1989–90.
The figures include estimated costs for maintenance on all properties in the National Health Service due to be replaced, not used for patient care, awaiting planned preventive maintenance and awaiting disposal. They also include an element for meeting statutory and safety standards.
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Backlog maintenance estimates (£000s) by region 1989–90 to 1992–93 Region 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Northern 98,766 97,109 1,38,672 1,42,129 Yorkshire 1,22,422 98,988 1— 1,25,987 Trent 119841 1,02,170 1,20,375 1,19,383 East Anglia 67,772 66,156 1— 83,462 Oxford 1,22,566 81,961 1— 89,925 North-west Thames 75,234 70,934 1— 84,049 North-east Thames 2,57,386 3,00,500 3,29,303 3,31,467 South-east Thames 1,41,324 1,08,939 2,40,789 2,64,256 South-west Thames 1,96,121 1,50,222 1,78,099 1,76,176 Wessex '62,060 1,07,539 86,088 1,11,461 South Western 1,21,008 1,12,878 1,53,415 1,23,605 West Midlands 2,42,276 2,80,554 3,20,737 3,07,229 Mersey 80768 50,148 46,553 64,310 North Western 95,048 1,04,911 1,26,373 1,44,011 1 Data incomplete
Backlog maintenance estimates (£'000's) by region 1993–94 to 1995–96 Region 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Northern and Yorkshire 321103 393068 369388 Trent 132983 129252 200193 Anglia and Oxford 243135 186912 222923 North Thames 503381 483518 514398 South Thames 378527 334987 327671 South and West 230419 263322 243891 West Midlands 382500 310541 290490 North—west 198950 222978 243472