Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on the New Hospital Programme in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022 and (d) 2023 to date.

The Government has committed an initial £3.7 billion for the first four years of the programme. This was part of a multi-year capital funding settlement in 2020 and, as with any multi-year investment, future funding will be set out in further detail at future Spending Reviews.

The budget for the New Hospital Programme came into effect on 1 April 2021 and the total spent in 2021/22 was £646 million. This figure includes resource expenditure and capital expenditure from this date but does not include any prior year expenditure. Capital expenditure includes Public Dividend Capital funding to schemes, legacy costs relating to Health Infrastructure Plan schemes and resource adjustments. Spend for the 2022/23 financial year will only be available at the end of the financial year.

Estimates on costing of the New Hospital Programme are part of ongoing discussions with HM Treasury as part of the cross-government assurance process of the New Hospital Programme’s Programme Business Case.