HC Deb 06 December 1995 vol 268 cc300-1W
Mr. Betts

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much capital expenditure is forecast to be included in the private finance initiative for the current financial year and the next five financial years. [3831]

Mr. Kynoch

I refer the hon. Member to table 6.5 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1996–97", which was laid before the House on 28 November 1995.

Mr. Betts

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each scheme so far agreed under the private finance initiative(a) capital and (b) revenue costs to public funds (i) under the PFI and (ii) estimated to have been incurred had the scheme been funded wholly within the public sector. [3811]

Mr. Kynoch

The following table lists completed PFI projects and agreed projects within the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Scotland and their estimated capital value. The health sector projects are the responsibility of the relevant health boards and trusts and figures are not available centrally for estimated revenue costs or to allow a comparison between estimated PFI and public sector capital costs.

Scottish Office PFI projects completed or agreed (ie contracts let).

Project Estimated capital value (£ million)
A—Completed
Lanarkshire Health Board: 60 elderly care beds 1.5
Lanarkshire Health Board (Bellshill): care beds 2.8
Dundee Teaching Hospitals Trust: SMAC analyser equipment 0.3
Grampian Health Board (Spynie Hospital, Elgin): 25 beds 1.1
Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust (Aberdeen City Hospital):60 beds n/a
Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust beds for mentally ill 3–18 beds n/a
Greater Glasgow Health Board (Darnley) 120 care beds 3.5
Greater Glasgow Health Board (Ruchill): 120 beds 3.8
Greater Glasgow Health Board (Rutherglen): 180 beds 5.0
Greater Glasgow Health Board (Shettleston): 120 beds 3.3
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust:
CT and MRI scanners 2.2
Skye Bridge crossing 23.6
B—Agreed (i.e contracts let)
Ayrshire and Arran Health Board: care beds 3.8
Lothian and Forth Valley Trusts: clinical waste disposal 5.0
Lothian HB: Western General Hospital Molecular Medicines Centre 5.3
Lothain Health Board: clinical genetic services 0.8
Northern Trusts: clinical waste disposal 5.0