§ Sir Malcolm ThorntonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate her Department has made of the capital cost of the United Kingdom hospital building programme to meet the plans of regional health authorities over the next five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleFrom information held centrally, the total capital cost over the five years 1993–94 to 1997–98 of all schemes costing over £1 million in the current national health service building programme in England is estimated to be £2.8 billion. Around £1.5 billion capital will be invested in NHS buildings this year.
Information relating to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friends, the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Wales and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.