HC Deb 28 March 2000 vol 347 c120W
23. Mr. Love

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many accident and emergency departments are being modernised; and if he will make a statement on progress to date. [115172]

33. Mr. Anthony D. Wright

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many accident and emergency departments are being modernised; and if he will make a statement on progress to date. [115182]

Ms Stuart

The £115 million capital investment in accident and emergency services is enabling 244 improvement schemes to be carried out in 182 hospital trusts in England. Good progress is being made: almost all the schemes are already under way and 90 (37 per cent.) have now been completed. 194 schemes (80 per cent.) are scheduled for completion by July 2000.