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Leighton Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to rebuild Leighton Hospital by 2030.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Jul 2024
Target answer date
30 Jul 2024
Answer
19 Aug 2024 · 25 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to rebuild Leighton Hospital by 2030.

  2. 30 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Aug 2024

    Answer published

    The programme this government inherited was severely delayed and did not have funding required to deliver it.The Secretary of State has asked for an urgent report on the degree to which the New Hospital Programme (NHP) is funded and a realistic timetable ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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