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Paddington Basin Health Campus

Answer

Expenditure by year for Paddington health campus project and forecast to 30 June 2005 is shown in the table. The money spent is committed to proportionate to the size and complexity of the project involved. Details on the cost involved in this project have been released in London strategic health authority board papers and, at different stages in the lifetime of this project, through other channels—in most cases, answers to parliamentary questions. We shall draw on the experience of this project in taking forward alternative developments in north west London.

Expenditure by year for Paddington health campus project and forecast to 30 June 2005 £000
	WLPF	PHC	PHC	PHC	PHC	PHC	PHC	PHC and WLPF
PHC spend by year from 1999	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	from 1 April 2005 to 30 June 2005	total cost to 30 June 2005
Advisers	1,479	231	520	947	2,991	1,536	112	7,816
Pay	155	209	360	843	1,531	1,389	269	4,756
Accommodation and other project costs	18	62	46	309	416	337	79	1,267
Total	1,652	502	926	2,099	4,938	3,262	460	13,840
Estimated direct costs from Partnerships UK (PUK)	—	—	—	282	388	497	0	1,167
Notes: 1. Carrying costs are chargeable on PUK direct and indirect costs—to be advised (and direct/indirect charges confirmed) by PUK. 2. Paddington Development Corporation Ltd is claiming costs totalling 257,000 following termination of the collaboration agreement. The trusts are taking legal advice in respect of the claim. They have provisioned for the claim in their 2004–05 accounts. The cost of the claim is excluded from the above. 3. WLPF—West London Partnership Forum (hosted by former Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Health Authority. 4. PHC—Paddington health campus (St. Mary's NHS Trust as paymaster).
(44) Not charged to budgets—but payable by trusts on termination of project—additional commitment

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

5591; 436 c740-1W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Health services Paddington