Written question asked by John Wilkinson (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 March 2005. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role he expects that the Paddington Development Corporation will play in the NHS Paddington Basin Health Campus project.

Answer: Mr. Wilkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what role he expects that the Paddington Development Corporation will play in the NHS Paddington Basin Health Campus project. [221755] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 14 March 2005]: The Royal Brompton and Harefield and St. Mary's national health service trusts are continuing discussions with Westminster city council with regard to the acquisition of land for Paddington Health Campus (PHC). Paddington Development Corporation Ltd. (PDCL) also own land required by PHC. Westminster city council has agreed to negotiate with PDCL with the aim of trying to acquire their land. This will mean that the PHC team will only have to deal with one party for the acquisition of all the land needed. It will only be possible to define the PDCL role when, and if, those aforementioned discussions are concluded satisfactorily.

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