Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will allocate additional funding to assist towards delivering the new cystic fibrosis ward at King's College Hospital; and if he will make a statement.

This is a matter for King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and local NHS commissioners. The Trust is free to apply to the Department for loan funding for the development of a new cystic fibrosis ward. However, we are advised that the Department has not to date received any such application from the Trust.

We are advised by the Trust that it remains committed to developing an expanded and refurbished ward for cystic fibrosis patients at King’s College Hospital and that it is looking to secure a long term solution which is in the best interests of patients. Cystic fibrosis patients at King’s were recently moved to a new interim facility, which provides a better environment for both patients and staff.