Loughborough General Hospital

HC Deb 05 December 2001 vol 376 cc369-70W

Mr. Reed

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made on the new Loughborough general hospital; and if he will make a statement. [18474]

Jacqui Smith

The full business case (FBC) for the development of Loughborough Hospital was approved by national health service Trent Regional Office in November 1999. Since that time, Leicestershire and Rutland Healthcare NHS Trust has continued to develop the design and costing of the scheme.

Outstanding planning issues have been resolved and construction work started on this £9.4 million, publicly funded scheme earlier this year. The project is on time and within budget with an expected completion date on site of 22 November 2002. It is due to come into use at the end of December 2002.