Question reference: S6O-02957
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 20 December 2023
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 January 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the new medical centre for Lochgelly.
Answer
As set out in our draft budget the capital funding position is extremely challenging, with a UK Government cut of some 10% in our capital budget over the next five years. That has inevitably led to some difficult decisions on what capital projects will be progressed.
Lochgelly Medical Centre was not included within the Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26, which identified the priority health capital projects for funding within that period. A revised Infrastructure Investment Plan is being considered for publication in Spring 2024 and all due consideration will be given to what projects can be included within that revised Plan.