Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how much of NHS England's capital expenditure in the financial years (1) 2019–20, (2) 2020–21, and (3) 2021–22, went on (a) new imaging equipment, and (b) elective surgery capacity.

The information on elective surgery capacity is not held in the format requested. However, the following table shows capital expenditure on new imaging equipment and urgent emergency care which supported elective surgery capacity in National Health Service providers in England in 2019/20 and 2020/21.

Notes:

1. The expenditure shown for new imaging equipment consists of all funding granted by the diagnostic screening programme. However, it does not include investment in imaging equipment NHS trusts made using operational capital or COVID-19 funds.
2. The expenditure for urgent emergency care which supported elective surgery capacity was classified as accident and emergency upgrades and urgent emergency care programmes.

Financial information for 2021/22 is currently being audited and will be published in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.