Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department has made on the redevelopment of Airedale General Hospital.

Airedale General Hospital is a Wave 1 scheme in the New Hospital Programme, with main construction expected to start between 2027 and 2028. The scheme is making progress with ongoing pre-construction activity, including business case development and critical enabling works.

The New Hospital Programme annual report: 2025 to 2026, published in July, provides a transparent account of progress across the programme, including information on the progress of individual schemes, and is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-hospital-programme-annual-report-financial-year-2025-to-2026/new-hospital-programme-annual-report-2025-to-2026