§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list for each scheme so far agreed under the private finance initiative(a) capital and (b) revenue costs to public funds (i) under the PFI and (ii) estimated to have been incurred had the scheme been funded wholly within the public sector. [3819]
§ Mrs. GillanThe Employment Service has procured a personnel system under the private finance initiative. There are no associated capital costs to public funds. The revenue cost to the Employment Service is £3.2 million over the seven-year life of the contract.
The Employment Service could not have obtained the expertise within the public sector so no estimate has been made.
§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much capital expenditure is forecast to be included in the private finance initiative for the current financial year and the next five financial years. [3824]
§ Mrs. GillanI refer the hon. member to table 6.5 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1996–97", which was laid before the House on 28 November 1995.