Written questions

Hospitals: Construction

Commons · Question 900315 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Al Pinkerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress on implementing the New Hospital Programme.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 10 Jun 2026

The previous government’s promise of 40 new hospitals by 2030 was a fantasy with no funding beyond March 2025. This government set out its approach to funding and delivering the Programme in the Plan for Implementation published last year. The Programme i...