Written question asked by Michael Portillo (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 January 2004. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 12 January 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the exent to which primary care trust resources are adequate to cover the cost of capital programmes at the (a) Ealing, (b) Charing Cross, (c) Hillingdon, (d) Northwick Park and (e) Paddington hospital sites, while meeting growth in demand for services; what assessment he has made of whether redevelopment at the (a) Charing Cross and (b) Chelsea and Westminster hospitals would represent a viable alternative to redevelopment at Paddington.

Answer: Mr. Portillo: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the extent to which primary care trust resources are adequate to cover the cost of capital programmes at the (a) Ealing, (b) Charing Cross, (c) Hillingdon, (d) Northwick Park and (e) Paddington hospital sites, while meeting growth in demand for services; [145096] (2) what assessment he has made of whether redevelopment at the (a) Charing Cross and (b) Chelsea and Westminster hospitals would represent a viable alternative to redevelopment at Paddington. [145098] Mr. Hutton: The outline business case (OBC) for the Paddington Health Campus scheme which was approved in October 2000 is currently being reviewed. This review will determine if the financial assumptions underpinning the OBC are still robust. The review will include the views of local primary care trusts.

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