Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 19 August 2026.
Rebecca Harris
Assistant Whip, Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether provision for capital investment in (a) new and (b) updated healthcare facilities in Castle Point Constituency is being made available over the next five years.
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Significant capital investment is being made available to support both new and improved healthcare facilities across the NHS East of England region over the next five years.
The region has been allocated £536 million between 2026/27 and 2029/30 to increase secondary and urgent and emergency care capacity. This funding will support a range of local transformation priorities, including diagnostic facilities, urgent treatment centres, emergency departments, and the completion of elective and surgical hub schemes.
In addition, the region has been allocated £277.2 million through the Estates Safety Fund between 2026/27 and 2029/30 to address critical infrastructure and safety risks, alongside a further £346.5 million planning assumption for estates through to 2034/35.
The Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has also been allocated £181.6 million in operational capital funding for the 2026/27 to 2029/30 period, which can be used to support the maintenance, improvement, and modernisation of healthcare facilities where this is a local priority.
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