HC Deb 06 December 1995 vol 268 c228W
Mr. Betts

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department 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. [3816]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

For the Lord Chancellor's Department, including the Court Service and the Public Trust Office, no such schemes have yet been approved.

Mr. Betts

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how much capital expenditure is forecast to be included in the private finance initiative for the current year and the next five financial years. [3839]

Mr. Evans

For the Lord Chancellor's Department, including the Court Service and the Public Trust Office, it is forecast that the capital expenditure to be sought from the private sector within the private finance initiative will be nil in 1995–96, £10 million in 1996–97, £29 million in 1997–98, £35 million in 1998–99, £27 million in 1999–2000 and £28 million in 2000–01. There are also 49 magistrates' court building schemes planned for the next five financial years, for which local authorities will need to seek private finance.