HC Deb 19 November 2003 vol 413 c1117W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital projects with a value of over £50m initiated since 1997 he estimates will be completed by the end of 2005. [136894]

Mr. Hutton

Of the schemes with a capital value over £50 million given the go-ahead since 1997, we anticipate that 22 private finance initiative schemes and two publicly funded schemes will he completed and operational by the end of 2005.