§ Ms Janet AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of funding to be made available through the private finance initiative to his Department for(a) 1995–96, (b) 1996–97 and (c) 1997–98. [24886]
§ Mr. HowardMy latest estimates of capital funding generated by the private finance initiative—PFI—are as follows:
£million 1995–96 20.0 1996–97 99.5 1997–98 229.5 Taken with the transfer to the private sector of the risk in development and operations involved in PFI projects, the expected private funding will make a valuable contribution to my Department's work.