§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list those public investment projects within her Department's responsibility which have attracted private capital and which have been commenced since November 1993;
(2) how much private capital has been invested in public investment projects within her Department's responsibility since the 1992 autumn statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleSince the private finance initiative was launched in November 1992, 35 projects have been approved, each with a capital value of £1 million or over. These would bring in private sector capital worth over £90 million to the national health service. Details of the 35 projects are available in the Library.
No information is available on projects with a capital value below £1 million because they do not need central approval.
Information on which projects have been commenced since November 1993 is not available. The information in the Library shows the current status of projects.