Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven today visited the Royal Sussex Hospital in his constituency alongside Rt Hon Oliver Letwin, Minister for Government Policy. The purpose of the visit was to show him the need for promised funding to redevelop the hospital to be released.
The Government unveiled £420 million of funding for redeveloping the Royal Sussex Hospital in 2012, however there have been long delays in releasing the funding while the veracity of the hospital’s business plan is considered.
Simon, has been lobbying the Chancellor and Department of Health on behalf of the hospital and arranged for the Chief Executive, Matthew Kershaw to give Oliver Letwin MP a tour of the hospital.
Simon said:
“It was great that Oliver accepted my invitation to come down to Brighton and to see for himself the outdated facilities at the Royal Sussex.”
“I have been making the case in Parliament that the hard working nurses, doctors, staff and patients at the Royal Sussex deserve the very best facilities and that is why the redevelopment is so crucial. Following his visit I know Oliver has a new appreciation for the importance of this money for the City and I am optimistic we now have a Cabinet Level voice to add to my calls from the backbenches.”
Oliver Letwin said that it was just a matter of time for the money to start being released as the final paperwork was put in order.
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