§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will provide revenue forecasts for the current year and the next five years of expenditure on schemes provided under the PFI. [5715]
§ Mr. FreemanThe Government's Metropolitan Telecommunications Service is already largely provided by the private sector, which owns much of the infrastructure. The Office of Public Service hopes to involve private finance further in the provision of software used by Government Departments. This could involve capital expenditure of some £1.5 million in 1996–97, but it is not yet clear what revenue expenditure would replace the capital expenditure programme.