§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the cost of concentrating acute and specialist services over time at the Royal London hospital in capital terms; and what is the expected revenue saving from this capital investment. [19714]
§ Mr. MaloneThe estimated net cost of rationalising the services of the Royal London Hospitals national health service trust at the Royal London hospital is £173 million, once land sales are taken into account; £35 million of this cost is backlog maintenance. In addition, the completed development is expected to produce NHS revenue savings of £30 million per annum.