Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111487

Hospitals: Construction

Tabled: 6 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity within the construction industry to build schemes planned under the New Hospital Programme on schedule.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Through the New Hospital Programme’s commercial strategy and Hospital 2.0 Alliance we are increasing the capacity in the construction industry to support the construction of new hospital schemes.The programme is providing a clear and stable pipeline of co...

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