§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was of outstanding maintenance work necessary to achieve estate code condition B in the NHS in 2001–02, broken down into(a) fire safety and (b) health and safety costs in (i) England and (ii) each NHS region. [92790]
§ Mr. LammyThe cost of outstanding repair and maintenance work necessary to achieve estate code condition B standards in England is commonly termed backlog maintenance costs and are generally broken down into fire safety, health and safety and physical condition elements.
For the year 2001–02 these costs, broken down by the former eight regions and current four Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regions are shown in the tables.
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By former region 2001–02 £000 Region Cost to achieve Physical Condition B Cost to achieve Statutory Health and Safety Compliance Standard B Cost to achieve Fire Safety Compliance Standard B Total backlog Eastern 269,018 17,779 21,607 308,404 London 687,774 97,676 62,937 848,387 North West 311,394 38,105 23,130 372,629 Northern and Yorkshire 408,689 27,279 22,540 458,507 South East 375,483 56,954 25,113 457,551 South West 212,008 26,285 10,270 248,564 Trent 199,643 43,496 51,315 294,454 West Midlands 401,518 33,834 23,632 458,983 Total for England 2,865,526 341,409 240,544 3,447,479 By former region 2001–02 £000 DHSC region Cost to achieve Physical Condition B Cost to achieve Statutory Health and Safety Compliance Standard B Cost to achieve Fire Safety Compliance Standard B Total backlog London 687,774 97,676 62,937 848,387 Midlands and Eastern 857,720 90,084 90,311 1,038,115 North 796,643 72,759 53,144 922,547 South 523,388 80,890 34,151 638,429 Total for England 2,865,526 341,409 240,544 3,447,479 National targets on backlog maintenance set in the NHS Plan are incorporated into the Department of Health priority and planning framework document 2003–06.