Question follow-through · 100593

Health Services: Infrastructure and Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review of local planning and healthcare infrastructure for villages and local hub–type plans, including PFI estates.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
5 Jan 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review of local planning and healthcare infrastructure for villages and local hub–type plans, including PFI estates.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Planning regulation and approval is a matter for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The National Health Service operates in accordance with published planning guidance.However, we recognise delivering high-quality NHS healthcare se...

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