Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date he plans to release funds for enabling works for the West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust transformation programme.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has received £38 million for enabling works, from of a total £52 million provided to the end of 2021/22. Further requests for funding will be considered, subject to the appropriate governance process to ensure maximum value for money.