Question follow-through · 111483
North Devon Hospital: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled New Hospital Programme; Plan for Implementation, published on 20 January 2025, what the evidential basis is for the estimated cost for the r
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Health Services: Waiting Lists · 20 Feb 2026
- North Devon Hospital: Construction · 20 Feb 2026
- Organs: Donors · 20 Feb 2026
- Dentistry: Career Development · 23 Feb 2026
- Tirzepatide · 25 Feb 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled New Hospital Programme; Plan for Implementation, published on 20 January 2025, what the evidential basis is for the estimated cost for the r
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Feb 2026
Answer published
The cost estimates in the New Hospital Programme (NHP) Plan for Implementation are for planning purposes, and the total cost of each scheme is subject to the approval of its Full Business Case, as is standard for major infrastructure projects.The North De...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Health Services: Waiting Lists
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of regional variations in reducing NHS waiting lists.
North Devon Hospital: Construction
20 Feb 2026 · 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 und
Organs: Donors
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register.
Dentistry: Career Development
23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Departmental body is responsible for promotion of careers in dentistry; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of arrangements for promoting dentistry careers in (a
Tirzepatide
25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has made of the phased rollout of tirzepatide weight management injections, prescribed by GPs to Cohort 1 of those with the highest clinical need since 2025, for init
NHS: Drugs
27 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the causes of prescription medicine shortages in the UK, including reported shortages of aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets and supply disruption affecting carbamazepin
Heart Diseases: Tomography
24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to computed tomography coronary angiogram machines, including to increase the number of successful heart transplants.
Gynaecology: Vacancies
16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure The Renewed Women's Health Strategy for England, published April 2026, improves gynaecology care in regions with local shortages of gynaecologists.
Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions
17 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to update national guidance for ICBs on gluten free prescription, including for people on low incomes.
Parkinson's Disease: Speech and Language Therapy
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure Parkinson's patients are supported with speech and language therapy.
Dentistry: Apprentices
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to provide additional funding to support the delivery of the dental hygienist apprenticeship where the cost of clinical training exceeds the apprenticeship funding ban
Dentistry: Training
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans to deliver capital funding to local ICB's to support local training hubs or centres for dental development to support dental workforce recruitment and retention, especially