Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to launch the consultation on proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Leicestershire.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

As announced in my Written Ministerial Statement of 5 February HCWS1309, the consultation for the remaining areas in the local government reorganisation programme, including Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, has now launched.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects to publish details of the funding allocations and capital investment for neighbourhood health centres and community hospitals, including Fielding Palmer Hospital in Leicestershire.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

At the Autumn Budget, we announced our commitment to deliver 250 Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHCs) through the NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild Programme. This will deliver NHCs through a mixture of upgrades to expand and improve sites over the next three years, and new build sites opening in the medium term.

The first 120 NHCs are due to be operational by 2030 and will be delivered through a mixture of public private partnerships and public capital. 50 of these will be delivered through upgrades and 70 will be new builds.

The 2025 Spending Review settlement provides £426 million over four years for improvements in the primary care estate. Up to half of this funding will support upgrades to existing buildings to deliver NHCs this Parliament. Further information on NHCs and funding will be published over the coming months

At a local level, National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards are responsible for delivery, implementation, and funding decisions for services, including managing the local capital budget for their areas, and allocating funds according to local priorities, such as investment in healthcare facilities.

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