Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the overall pause on new health capital projects remains in place.
The pause on all health capital projects was lifted in last year’s draft budget and Programme for Government, which committed to the replacement projects for Monklands University Hospital, the Belford Hospital and the Edinburgh Eye Pavilion, as well as the Barra and Vatersay Community Campus.
As set out in the infrastructure delivery pipeline (13 January 2026), we are developing a revenue funding model to enable additional infrastructure investment across primary and community care, with a network of local care and wellbeing centres – starting with projects in Port Glasgow; East Calder and East Livingston; Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly and the range of sites further listed in the document.
We are also working with all boards to develop an NHS whole system infrastructure plan to inform future investment priorities across the estate and ensure available funding is directed to best effect.