HC Deb 17 March 1997 vol 292 cc378-9W
Mr. Timms

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide figures for his Department's PFI projects in the same form as used by the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, in his answer to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) of 6 March,Official Report, columns 692–93; and if he will list his latest estimates of annual totals for PFI projects, on the same basis as those given in table 5.5 of the Red Book. [20393]

Mr. Boswell

As I explained in my answer to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 10 March 1997,Official Report, column 50, MAFF's entry for 1999–00 in table 5.5 of the Red Book is an outline estimate for non-PFI procurement only which will be subject to change when PFI tenders have been received.

A breakdown, by project, of the schemes identified in table 5.5 of the Red Book is given in table 1. Current estimates are shown in table 2.

Table 1: Red book figures
£ million
Estimated capital investment 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 Total
Project:
Whitehall HQ building (accommodation) 0 0 170 70
Table 1: Red book figures
£ million
Estimated capital investment 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 Total
Sea-going research vessel services 0 0 10 10
Total 0 0 80 80
1 Estimated full project cost.
Table 2: Current revised figures
£ million
Estimated capital investment 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 Total
Project:
Whitehall HQ building (accommodation) 0 0 126 26
Sea-going research vessel services 0 0 10 10
Total 0 0 36 36
1 Estimated expenditure in the first year of the project.