Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the appointment of a new contractor to complete the building of the new Royal Liverpool Hospital; and will he make a statement.

As stated in the answer I gave to Question 158172, officials from the Department of Health and Social Care are working closely on this matter with those from Her Majesty’s Treasury and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority to ensure that the hospital can be completed as quickly as is possible.