Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the proposed sale of land on the Leicester General Hospital site, what assessment he has made of that hospital's future demand for additional capacity.

The proposals for reconfiguring Leicester’s hospitals are subject to public consultation.

The plans involve the disposal of land that will no longer be needed under the proposal.

The Trust have undertaken a full review of their estate and clinical services over a number of years to ensure that they have an appropriate service delivery strategy supported by the most appropriate estate.