Written questions

Watford Hospital

Commons · Question 497 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 May 2026

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward from 2032 the New Hospital Programme construction work to redevelop Watford General hospital should capacity become available.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 May 2026

Watford General Hospital is part of Wave 2 of the New Hospital Programme, as set out in the published Plan for Implementation. Pre-construction activity, which includes business case development and enabling works, is expected to commence from 2028, with ...