Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 March 2009. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Monday, 16 March 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.

NHS: Buildings

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what gross internal floor area each NHS organisation held which was attributable to buildings with temporary planning consent in each of the last five years; and what the ERIC code of each organisation is.

Answer: The Department has collected annual data from national health service trusts through the Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC) relating to:""The gross internal floor area that is attributable to buildings with temporary planning consent, as defined in the Planning Regulations (normally with up to two years planning consent). Exclude site cabins used by private contractors but include all relevant buildings that are either owned by the NHS Trust or defined within the terms of a lease, service level agreement, or tenancy agreement. Excludes leased out areas.""The data for 2007-08 has been placed in the Library.The information provided has been supplied by the NHS and had not been amended centrally. The accuracy and completeness of the information is the responsibility of the provider organisation. Provision of this data was voluntary for all NHS trusts including foundation trusts.A list of the organisations codes used in ERIC has also been placed in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 489 c896-7W;489 c898-9W; 263683
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2009-0837
Monday, 16 March 2009
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Buildings NHS
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