Oral QuestionDepartment of Health and Social Care

What progress his Department has made on building 40 new hospitals.

Tabled: 1 March 2023Answered: 7 March 2023

Asked by

David Simmonds

ConservativeRuislip, Northwood and Pinner

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Answer from Hansard

Gareth Thomas

I commend my hon. Friend for meeting with Berkshire Growth Hub. Growth hubs play a crucial role in local economies. We want to supplement their work with our business growth service, which is set to launch later this year, and we are working with Skills England to identify the skills shortages in particular areas. I am happy to ensure that Skills England talks to Berkshire Growth Hub through my hon. Friend, so that the particular skills challenges in Berkshire are understood by Skills England.