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, from whom his Department is purchasing land for the construction of (a) homes for (i) key workers and (ii) relatives of inpatients and (b) hospital facilities at the Paddington Basin Health Campus; and what acreage of land his Department is to acquire in each instance; what his estimate is of the cost to his Department of the acquisition of land at Paddington Basin for housing of (a) key workers and (b) relatives of inpatients at the hospital facilities on the Paddington Basin Health Campus.

Answer: Mr. Wilkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) from whom his Department is purchasing land for the construction of (a) homes for (i) key workers and (ii) relatives of inpatients and (b) hospital facilities at the Paddington Basin Health Campus; and what acreage of land his Department is to acquire in each instance; [222005] (2) what his estimate is of the cost to his Department of the acquisition of land at Paddington Basin for housing of (a) key workers and (b) relatives of inpatients at the hospital facilities on the Paddington Basin Health Campus. [222009] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 15 March 2005]: The land needed for the Paddington Health Campus has been identified. Terms for its purchase, including costs and ownership, acceptable to the national health service have not yet been agreed.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c279W;432 c277W; 222005;222009
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Costs Construction Housing Hospitals Health services Land Health professions Patients Property transfer Relatives Paddington
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk