Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its draft Budget 2026-27 and the associated level 4 tables, whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the £1,052.7 million allocation in the budget line, "Health Capital Investment".
The opening Health Capital position in each year begins with a projected overcommitment that is then managed to arrive at a breakeven outturn position.
The following table provides a forecast of costs in 2026-27 under a breakeven assumption, but are subject to change as the year progresses.
Project | £000 |
Maintenance | 221,973 |
Air Ambulance Contract | 107,836 |
IFRS 16 Leases | 97,684 |
Projects in Construction – Baird & ANCHOR Hospital, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Rectification Projects, Golden Jubilee Phase 2 Expansion, Radionuclide Pharmacy | 88,532 |
Priority Projects – Belford Hospital, St Brendan’s Hospital, Princess Alexandra Eye Pavillion, Monklands Hospital Replacement | 162,000 |
Radiotherapy Replacement Programme | 26,201 |
Ambulance Replacement Programme | 26,244 |
Capital Receipts | -20,000 |
Indirect Capital – NHS Boards | 342,230 |
Total | 1,052,700 |