HC Deb 01 November 1988 vol 139 cc581-3W
18. Mr. Hind

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a further statement on the hospital building programme.

Mrs. Currie

We have the largest ever sustained building programme in the history of the Health Service. There are currently 506 health building schemes, each

Region Scheme Date of completion
Northern RHA South Cleveland General Scheme 2 Phase 1B 30 January 1988
Yorkshire RHA Bridlington New Community Hospital 23 October 1987
Yorkshire RHA Goole New Community Hospital 15 January 1988
Yorkshire RHA Northowram Hospital EPD Ward and Day Hospital 19 November 1987
Yorkshire RHA Regional Distribution Centre 5 October 1987
Trent RHA Chesterfield and NRDH Phase 2B 23 November 1987
Trent RHA Coalville Community Hospital 16 October 1987
Trent RHA Kings Mill DGH Phase 3 Enabling works 26 February 1988
Trent RHA Northern General Geriatric 12 February 1988
Trent RHA Victoria Mansfield—Phase 1 16 February 1988
East Anglian RHA Ipswich Phase 3 Heath Road Wing (Nucleus) 18 January 1988
East Anglian RHA Peterborough 2nd DGH Phase 1 11 December 1987
East Anglian RHA Regional Blood Transfusion Centre 11 November 1987
North West Thames RHA Bedford General Rehabilitation Facilities 25 January 1988
North West Thames RHA Central Middlesex Psychiatric Unit 11 April 1988
North West Thames RHA Ealing Maternity Unit 7 March 1988
North West Thames RHA Edgware General Hospital—Pathology 13 May 1988
North West Thames RHA Mount Vernon Medical Block 24 February 1988
North West Thames RHA St. Stephen's Aids Centre 30 June 1988
North East Thames RHA Clacton Community Hospital Phase 2 19 August 1988
North East Thames RHA Harold Wood Phase 2 School of Nursing 22 September 1988
North East Thames RHA St. Ann's M I Day Hospital and ESMI 8 July 1988
South East Thames RHA Faversham Hospital Geriatric Wards 26 July 1988
South East Thames RHA Hastings DGH Pre-Phase Works 16 February 1988
South East Thames RHA Queen Mary's Sidcup—Pathology 10 December 1987
South West Thames RHA Crawley Hospital Phase 4 20 May 1988
South West Thames RHA East Surrey DGH Phase 2 Frame Contract 25 July 1988
South West Thames RHA East Surrey DGH Phase 2 Preliminary Works 25 January 1988
South West Thames RHA Harrowlands—Unit for Younger Disabled 22 January 1988
Wessex RHA Bournemouth DGH—Phase 1B Residential 4 December 1987
Wessex RHA Poole General Hospital—Maternity Extension 2 October 1987
Wessex RHA St. Andrew's Redevelopment—Phase 1A 6 November 1987
Oxford RHA Heatherwood MI/EMI 7 December 1987
Oxford RHA Horton Phase 3A Geriatric Wexham Park—Mods Pathology Pharmacy and 6 November 1987
Oxford RHA X-Ray 1 August 1988
South Western RHA Charlton Lane Development Phase 1 5 January 1988
South Western RHA Cirencester Memorial Replacement and ESMI beds 31 March 1988
South Western RHA Glenside Sub-Regional Secure Unit 19 July 1988
South Western RHA South Molton Hospital Geriatric and GP Unit 31 March 1988
South Western RHA Tewkesbury General Hospital Geriatric and GP Unit 21 March 1988
West Midlands RHA Bradwell New Geriatric Unit (Nucleus) 30 October 1987
West Midlands RHA Good Hope Phase 3A 13 April 1988
West Midlands RHA Warwick DGH—Phase 1 (Nucleus) 31 March 1988
West Midlands RHA Wordsley—Obstetrics Alder Hey Paed, Cardiology and Institute of Child 15 December 1987
Mersey RHA Health 11 May 1988
Mersey RHA Broadgreen Development Phase 1 (Nucleus) 2 September 1988
Mersey RHA Fazakerley Hospital Acute MI Unit 29 July 1988
Mersey RHA North Sefton DGH Southport Phase 1 (Nucleus) 30 June 1988
Mersey RHA St. Catherine's Birkenhead Redevelopment Phase 1 7 December 1987
Mersey RHA St. Helen's Phase 2 Central Production Unit 6 January 1988
Mersey RHA Warrington DGH Phase B (Nucleus) Burnely Gen Reedyford—HSDU and replace 24 March 1988
North Western RHA Pharmacy 19 February 1988
North Western RHA Chorley Regional Store 25 October 1987
North Western RHA Clifton Community Hospital 18 January 1988
North Western RHA Fairfield Phase 1 14 June 1988
North Western RHA Oldham DGH HSDU 9 October 1987
North Western RHA Tameside General Phase 2 27 January 1988
North Western RHA Trafford Regional Store 6 December 1987

costing over £1 million, at various stages of planning design and construction with a total value of over £4 billion. This year capital investment in the National Health Service is expected to exceed £1 billion.

20. Mr. Stern

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list all hospital building completions in the last 12 months.

Mrs. Currie

Following is a list of the 60 health building schemes, each costing over £1 million, which were completed between 1 October 1987 and 30 September 1988.

Region Scheme Date of completion
Non RHA Hammersmith Hospital Redevelopment Phase 1 27 April 1988
Non RHA Moorfields Eye Hospital Redevelopment Phase 2B 11 March 1988

36. Mr. Cash

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many major hospital building schemes have been started and completed since 1979.

Mrs. Currie

Since 1979, 306 health building schemes, each costing over £1 million, have been started and completed in England.

60. Mr. Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many major hospital schemes are currently under construction.

Mrs. Currie

There are currently 143 health building schemes, each costing over £1 million, under construction in England.