Oral QuestionHome Office

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned changes to immigration rules on the economy.

Tabled: 2 June 2026Answered: 8 June 2026

Asked by

Dr Danny Chambers

Liberal DemocratWinchester

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

I thank my hon. Friend, who brings huge expertise to this area, for his question. We have to reset the new hospital programme and put it on a sustainable footing. The last Government promised 40 new hospitals. The problem is there were not 40, they were not new and some of them were not even hospitals. Hospitals with RAAC, including West Suffolk hospital, must be a priority, so we are reviewing the programme, and the Secretary of State will update Parliament as soon as possible.