§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps the Office of Public Service and Science has taken to implement the private finance initiative announced in the autumn statement on 12 November 1992 and in the Treasury private finance guidance published on 9 December 1992.
§ Mr. WaldegraveMy Department is examining the scope for involving the private sector in its areas of responsibility in the ways suggested by the interim guidance published by the Treasury on 9 December 1992, and the further published guidance on contract energy management—17 February 1993—and joint ventures—16 March 1993.
Discussions continue with the higher education funding councils and other departments about ways in which the joint funding of infrastructural facilities in the science base might be achieved. On 10 March 1993, I announced the success of the United Kingdom's bid to host the European bioinformatics institute at Cambridge, which will be funded by the Government and the Wellcome Trust.