Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for the completion of the Halton Hospital and Wellbeing Campus.

We received an expression of interest to be one of the next eight hospitals to join the New Hospital Programme from Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The expression of interest is in respect of both Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospital and Halton General Hospital.

We have assessed the expressions of interest received and the Government aims to make an announcement in due course. Whilst this process is ongoing, we are unable to comment on individual plans.