Written question asked by Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 20 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 February 2026. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 2 March 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
North Devon Hospital: Construction
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 13 February 2026 to question 111483, what his Department's evidential basis is for the cost estimate of £1-1.5 billion for the rebuild of North Devon District Hospital under Wave 3 of the New Hospital Programme.
- Answer
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A range of factors were considered to produce cost estimates for schemes in the Plan for Implementation, for example, estimated size, cost per square metre, local and geographical factors, and consideration of construction-specific inflation costs. However, as pursuant to the answer on 13 February 2026 to Question 111483, these estimates are for planning purposes only, with final costs subject to the approval of a Full Business Case.
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- 2024-26
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- Costs Construction North Devon Hospital
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