Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the eradication of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete on the NHS estate will be funded; and what the expected timeframe is of the eradication of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete on the NHS estate.

The Government has committed to the removal of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) from the National Health Service estate by 2035 and protecting patient and staff safety in the interim. We have allocated £685 million to mitigate the risks and are working with the worst affected trusts to determine how to eradicate RAAC, including replacing two hospitals in the New Hospital Programme.