Question reference: S6W-25429
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 12 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that there will be no further delay to the replacement for University Hospital Monklands.
Answer
The UK Government did not inflation-proof its capital budget which has resulted in nearly a 10% real-terms cut in the Scottish Government’s capital funding over the medium-term between 2023-24 and 2027-28.
The result of this cut is that new health capital projects have currently been paused. Our emphasis for the immediate future will be on addressing backlog maintenance and essential equipment replacement. However we are in active discussions with NHS Lanarkshire on the impact of this budget settlement on the proposal to replace University Hospital Monklands.