Hospitals: Construction
(asked on 21st January 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with refence to his oral statement of 20 January 2025 on New Hospital Programme Review, Official Report columns 748-750s, what the (a) pre-construction works, (b) full construction start and (c) completion date in his re-phasing of the new hospital programme is of (i) Leicester general hospital and Leicester royal infirmary, (ii) Watford general hospital, (iii) Specialist and emergency care hospital in Sutton, (iv) Kettering general hospital, (v) Leeds general infirmary, (vi) Musgrove Park hospital, (vii) Princess Alexandra hospital, (viii) Torbay hospital, (ix) Whipps Cross hospital, (x) St Mary’s hospital in London, (xi) Charing Cross hospital, (xii) Hammersmith hospital, (xiii) North Devon district hospital, (xiv) Eastbourne district general hospital, (xv) Conquest hospital and Bexhill hospital, (xvi) Hampshire hospitals, (xvii) Royal Berkshire hospital, (xviii) Royal Preston hospital, (xix) the Royal Lancaster infirmary and (xx) Queen’s medical centre and Nottingham city hospital.
The following table shows the start dates for the pre-construction work, which involves business case development and critical enabling works, and the main construction work, for the schemes requested:
Scheme | Pre-construction works start | Main construction works start |
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital and Glenfield Hospital | From 2028 | 2032 to 2034 |
Watford General Hospital | From 2028 | 2032 to 2034 |
Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Sutton | From 2029 | 2032 to 2034 |
Kettering General Hospital | From 2028 | 2032 to 2034 |
Leeds General Infirmary | From 2030 | 2032 to 2034 |
Musgrove Park Hospital | From 2031 | 2032 to 2034 |
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow | From 2030 | 2032 to 2034 |
Torbay Hospital | From 2030 | 2032 to 2034 |
Whipps Cross Hospital, north-east London | From 2029 | 2032 to 2034 |
St Mary’s Hospital, north-west London | From 2030 | 2035 to 2038 |
Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital, London | From 2030 | 2035 to 2038 |
North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple | From 2030 | 2035 to 2038 |
Eastbourne District General, Conquest Hospital and Bexhill Community Hospital | From 2030 | 2037 to 2039 |
Hampshire Hospitals | From 2030 | 2037 to 2039 |
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading | From 2030 | 2037 to 2039 |
Royal Preston Hospital | From 2030 | 2037 to 2039 |
Royal Lancaster Infirmary | From 2030 | 2035 to 2038 |
Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital | From 2030 | 2037 to 2039 |
Note: the Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital are counted as one scheme under the New Hospital Programme, as are Eastbourne District General Hospital, Conquest Hospital, and Bexhill Hospital
The expected completion dates for the schemes in the New Hospital Programme will be confirmed following the approval of a Full Business Case, as set out in HM Treasury’s Green Book, and as is usual for large infrastructure projects, and they are therefore not included.