Written question asked by John Wilkinson (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 March 2005. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 14 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money in total (a) his Department and (b) relevant NHS trusts will be devoting to the Paddington Health Campus in each financial year from 2005-06 to 2007-08.

Answer: Mr. Wilkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money in total (a) his Department and (b) relevant NHS trusts will be devoting to the Paddington Health Campus in each financial year from 2005-06 to 2007-08. [221733] Mr. Hutton: Expenditure on the Paddington Health Campus in future years will be dependent upon approval of the outline business case (OBC) submitted in December 2004. An addendum to the OBC is currently being prepared by the Royal Brompton and Harefield and St. Mary's national health service trusts and will be submitted following agreement on a land deal. On the basis of the OBC being approved, annual project development costs for 2005-06 to 2007-08 are estimated to be in the region of £4-£5 million. In addition, there is likely to be significant expenditure associated with land acquisitions, disposals and town planning. Details of these costs will be included within the addendum to the OBC.

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