Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the full cost of rebuilding Airedale Hospital; and how much funding had been allocated to that project as of 4 July 2024.

The new hospital scheme for Airedale General Hospital has received £6.6 million of funding up to the end of 2023/24. The final funding envelope for the new hospital is subject to the approval of a Full Business Case, as is usual for large infrastructure projects.

We must reset the New Hospital Programme to put it on a sustainable footing, however we are clear that replacing hospitals built wholly or mostly with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete, including Airedale General Hospital, are the priority.

We are undertaking a full review of the programme to provide a thorough, costed, and realistic timeline for delivery and to ensure we can replace the crumbling hospital estate in England. The review will be completed this autumn, and once concluded, Parliament will be updated on the next steps for the programme.