§ Mr. TimmsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what information is collated centrally on(a) the long-term revenue commitments and (b) any other commitments arising as a result of private finance initiative projects agreed by (i) his Department and (ii) agencies accountable to his Department. [5077]
§ Mr. BurtThe Government response to the Treasury Committee report on the private finance initiative agreed the importance of collecting and monitoring information on future spending commitments arising from PFI contracts. Such information is now being collated. The response stated that aggregate projections of the level of expenditure that is expected to arise from signed PFI contracts would be published in the 1997–98 "Financial Statement and Budget Report."