Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer to question 39074 from 28 October, what NHS capital projects have, or will have, funding redeployed to the Defence Investment Plan.
Answer
We will set out further details in due course, but as stated in the answer to which the Hon. Member refers, we will avoid any impact on the delivery of frontline National Health Services, patient safety, investment in technology, or the New Hospital Programme.
Verdict: RED (12/100) DEFERRED
The question asked which NHS capital projects will have their funding redeployed, and the reply does not name any. It defers the substance by saying further details will be set out in due course, and it refers back to an earlier answer. The reply does commit to protecting frontline NHS services and mentions the New Hospital Programme, but it does not say which projects are affected, so the question remains essentially unanswered.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which NHS capital projects have, or will have, funding redeployed to the Defence Investment Plan. | Deferred | Hedged | The item asks which NHS capital projects will have funding redeployed, but the reply names no projects and defers the substance with "we will set out further details in due course" and a referral to an earlier answer. The statement that the Government will avoid any impact on frontline NHS services and the New Hospital Programme engages with the subject but does not identify any specific project. |