To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps her Department is taking to ensure adequate provision of health care services for planned housing development and population growth in the Thames Gateway. (107148)

The Thames Gateway Interim Plan which my Department published last week recognises the importance of health care and other public services both for existing residents of the Gateway and for those who move into the area. My Department will work with the Department of Health and others to overcome barriers to the provision of modern integrated services. And we will work with delivery partners in the Gateway to help them prepare plans for new social infrastructure that will guide future investment decisions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health about future health care provision in the Thames Gateway. (107147)

The Thames Gateway Interim Plan published last week has the full support of colleagues including my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health. I and my Department worked with a wide range of other Departments and delivery partners on the Policy Framework that forms part of the Interim Plan. I look forward to working with my right hon. Friend and others as we develop a detailed delivery plan for the Gateway.