HC Deb 17 April 2000 vol 348 cc324-5W
Mr. Wyatt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much public money has been spent by Thames Gateway NHS Trust on consultants' and lawyers' fees in respect of the PFI contract for the hospital for the Isle of Sheppey. [105196]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 17 January 2000]: Since 1996–97 the amount spent by Thames Gateway National Health Service Trust on advisers costs for the proposed private finance initiative scheme for a new community hospital for Sheppey are:

£
Expenditure type Amount
Legal advice 379,000
Financial advice 198,000
Other advice 122,000
Total 699,000

Of these costs, £87,000 were incurred prior to April 1997.

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