Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of the projects funded through the New Hospital Programme are under construction.

The New Hospital Programme continues to work closely with all schemes announced as part of the programme to ensure they deliver for patients, staff and communities.

We’re continuing to make progress on the New Hospital Programme, which is expected to be backed by over £20 billion of investment, with three schemes already open, two more opening this year and 21 in construction or with work begun to prepare the site.

The Programme will be releasing further funding across all schemes in the Programme in Cohorts 3, 4 and the RAAC schemes in the 2023/24 financial year to support business case development for enabling works.

By the end of next year, we expect more than 20 schemes to be underway or complete.