§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the projects which have been considered as potential public-private partnerships since 1997 which have not been undertaken because the public sector comparator had a lower net present value than the public private partnership proposed; and if he will make a statement. [13455]
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§ Dr. WhiteheadI refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 13 November 2001,Official Report, column 607W. There are 16 no cases of potential PPP projects within my department, or the former DETR, not being undertaken because the public sector comparator had a lower net present value.