§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which companies that have been involved in public-private partnerships with his Departments have become insolvent since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [27601]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation is not collected centrally about the status of individual companies involved in public-private partnerships. Individual national health trusts are responsible for managing contracts with their private sector partner.
Private finance initiative contracts deal comprehensively with the possibility of early termination due to contractor default, including through insolvency, in order to protect the public interest.