§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what details of the PH proposals for the Whittington hospital will be published; and if he will publish his assessment of(a) its cost and (b) the cost of direct departmental funding. [11447]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 30 October 2001]Details of the private finance initiative proposals for the Whittington hospital project will be published by the Whittington Hospital National Health Service Trust one month after final approval has been given and the funding route for the project agreed. Under our code of openness, the trust's full business case will be made publicly available and will include full details of the cost of the PH proposals and the publicly funded alternative.