§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of Stale for the Environment what is the total amount contributed by capital projects through the private finance initiative for each of the metropolitan districts to date; and if he will make a statement. [35849]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesInformation relating to individual local authority projects is not collected by my Department. However, the private finance initiative has high potential to enhance the amount and value of local authority investment, and I am taking a number of measures to promote it.