To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2007, Official Report, columns 173-34W, on hospitals: finance, on what date in 2008 he expects the financial close of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Pembury hospital private finance initiative scheme to take place. (151637)

Financial close on the Pembury hospital private finance initiative scheme for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospital NHS trust is expected by the end of March 2008.