§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the public sector capital projects involving private finance(a) completed, (b) planned and (c) under way, indicating the start dates and estimated completion dates of each; what total estimated capital investment is included in these projects; what annual public expenditure is required to service these projects in cash terms for each year of their life; and what the total lifetime cost is of (i) each project, (ii) each sector's projects and (iii) in total in cash terms. [151225]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe information sought is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
However, in line with our normal practice, we shall be publishing in the Budget information on private sector capital deployed in support of PFI signed deals and deals about to be signed, broken down by Department, and on the Government's aggregate service payment commitments under signed PFI contracts.