Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has held with construction companies on the New Hospitals Programme.

The New Hospital Programme team regularly engages with the construction industry to support the Government commitment to deliver 40 hospitals by 2030. A commercial pipeline and supplier guide were published in Spring 2022 to help suppliers to better understand the New Hospital Programme’s long-term demand and prepare themselves to respond to future opportunities. On 13 December 2022, the New Hospital Programme held an Industry Day which brought together over 500 delegates from health and construction sectors to engage with the New Hospital Programme to support development of enduring national capacity and capability in healthcare infrastructure delivery.

My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not had any recent meetings with construction companies regarding the New Hospital Programme.