HC Deb 19 November 1996 vol 285 cc529-30W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the outstanding repair and maintenance backlog at NHS facilities by regional health authority for each year since 1988.[4300]

Mr. Horam

The outstanding repair and maintenance backlog by regional health authority is shown in the table. The information is available only from 1989–90.

The figures include estimated costs for maintenance on all properties in the NHS due to be replaced, not used for patient care, awaiting planned preventive maintenance and awaiting disposal. They also include an element for meeting statutory and safety standards.

Backlog maintenance estimates (£000s) by region 1989–90 to 1992–93
Region 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93
Northern 98,766 97,109 138,672 142,129
Yorkshire 122,422 98,988 1 125,987
Trent 119,841 102,170 120,375 119,383
East Anglia 67,772 66,156 1 83,462
Oxford 122,566 81,961 1 89,925
North West Thames 75,234 70,934 1 84,049
Backlog maintenance estimates (£000s) by region 1989–90 to 1992–93
Region 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93
North East Thames 257,386 300,500 329,303 331,467
South East Thames 141,324 108,939 240,789 264,256
South West Thames 196,121 150,222 178,099 176,176
Wessex 62,0601 107,539 86,088 111,461
South Western 121,008 112,878 153,415 123,605
West Midlands 242,276 280,554 320,737 307,229
Mersey 80,768 50,148 46,553 64,310
North Western 95,048 104,911 126,373 144,011
1Data incomplete.
Backlog maintenance estimates (£ 000s) by region 1993–94 to 1995–96.
Region 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Northern and Yorkshire 321,103 393,068 369,388
Trent 132,983 129,252 200,193
Anglia and Oxford 243,135 186,912 222,923
North Thames 503,381 483,518 514,398
South Thames 378,527 334,987 327,671
South and West 230,419 263,322 243,891
West Midlands 382,500 310,541 290,490
North West 198,950 222,978 243,472

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