§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the current capital projects and their value in community and mental health services in Shrewsbury and Atcham; and if he will make a statement. [160367]
§ Yvette CooperNational Health Service trusts receive discretionary block capital with which to address small scale capital works. Shropshire's Community and Mental Health Services National Health Service Trust has received a £1.3 million discretionary block capital allocation, from which it is funding a programme of smaller estates projects throughout the county, most of which are to do with maintenance works.
Funding for larger capital projects must be pursued via the local NHS Executive regional office. The NHS Executive: West Midlands Regional Office is not currently dealing with any business cases for capital projects in Shrewsbury and Atcham. However, I am informed that Shropshire's Community and Mental Health Services National Health Service Trust is in the process 396W of developing plans for replacement Child Development Centres and the replacement of Adult Acute Mental Health wards.