§ 112. Mr. Anthony CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital capital projects have been completed or programmed since 1979.
§ Mr. FreemanInformation held centrally shows that 448 health building schemes each costing over £1 million have been completed in England since 1979. There are currently 516 such schemes in regions' capital programmes with a total value of over £5 billion of which 141 are under construction. This represents the largest sustained capital investment ever in the NHS.