Private Finance Initiative

HC Deb 02 May 2002 vol 384 c1002W

Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what changes he plans to make to the development of private finance initiative schemes. [53229]

Mr. Hutton

The Department issued guidance on 21 March 2002 which sets out a number of initiatives that are designed to speed up private finance initiative (PFI) procurement and ensure that the national health service obtains the best value from the current market.

The guidance entitled "Improving PFI Procurement" can be found on the dedicated Department's PFI website at www.doh.gov.uk/pfi

The operation of the PFI process will continue to be monitored and refined to ensure it makes its contribution to the modernisation of the NHS set out in the NHS plan.