§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what information the NHS Executive has on the number of hospitals in each region and in total in England at 1 April; [39387]
(2) what is the Department's definition of a hospital; [39388]
(3) if he will review the decision not to collect centrally the number of hospitals in England. [39389]
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§ Mr. MaloneI refer the right hon. Member to reply I gave her on 16 MayOfficial Report, columns 173–76. There are no plans to collect additional information centrally.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new hospitals were(a) begun and (b) completed in each year since 1974. [39391]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is not available centrally in the form requested. Information is collected on reported major capital projects, and this information is shown in the table.
Capital schemes in the NHS Calendar year Start on site Finish on site 1980 16 8 1981 34 10 1982 44 15 1983 36 38 1984 51 32 1985 47 44 1986 52 38 1987 60 51 1988 70 65 1989 73 75 1990 56 66 1991 52 81 1992 51 63 1993 20 77 1994 61 55 Notes:
1. Information was first collected for starts on site after 1 January 1980.
2. Prior to 1 January 1986 reporting was on a voluntary basis for schemes with a works cost over £2 million.
3. Returns became mandatory for schemes with a works cost over £1 million from 1 January 1986.
4. With the introduction of the Capital Investment Manual (CIM), reporting thresholds were changed to over £1 million total cost from September 1994.