Question reference: S6W-24791
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 24 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 February 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what update it has received from NHS Lanarkshire on the progress of the Monklands Replacement Project, and whether it still expects the new hospital to open in 2031 as currently planned.
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.
The Scottish Government are in active discussions with NHS Lanarkshire on the impact of this budget settlement on the proposal to replace University Hospital Monklands and an updated position is expected in February.
The Scottish Government will bring forward a revised pipeline of infrastructure investment in the spring, alongside the medium-term financial strategy, at which point we would hope that the fiscal outlook will be clearer.