§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. [3812]
§ Sir John WheelerNo schemes under the private finance initiative, announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in November 1992, have been approved in Northern Ireland to date.
§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. [3830]
§ Sir John WheelerIt is estimated that the following amounts, rounded to the nearest £ million, will be levered in from the private sector:
£million 1995–96 60 1996–97 50 1997–98 80 1998–99 80 1999–00 n/a 2000–01 n/a The information for 1996–97 onwards is also published in the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1996–97.