Question follow-through · 2117

West Suffolk Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue the previous Government’s (a) plans and (b) timetable for rebuilding West Suffolk Hospital.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Jul 2024
Target answer date
2 Sept 2024
Answer
2 Sept 2024 · 35 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue the previous Government’s (a) plans and (b) timetable for rebuilding West Suffolk Hospital.

  2. 2 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    We recognise the need for investment in our estate across the country, including at West Suffolk. As my rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced, and as subsequently confirmed in the Chancellor’s statement on 29 July 2...

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