§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the backlog maintenance cost to each estate code B was in(a) England and (b) each NHS region in the most recent year for which figures are available indicating how much is attributable to (i) fire safety and (ii) other safety costs. [53684]
§ Ms BlearsBacklog maintenance costs to achieve estate code condition B for fire safety and health and safety is collected annually via the estate returns information collection system managed by National Health Service Estates.
The following table, based on best available data, shows total backlog maintenance costs for fire safety and health and safety reported by NHS trusts in England for the most recent year, 2000–01, broken down by NHS regions.
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2000£01 £ Region Cost to achieve fire safety estate code condition B Cost to achieve health and safety estate code condition B Northern and Yorkshire 33,333 38,412 Trent 45,781 35,317 Eastern 15,506 23,925 London 70,683 110,878 South-eastern 24,688 47,928 South-west 9,155 26,844 West midlands 18,092 38,857 North-west 27,963 40,508 Total for England 245,206 362,670