§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what percentage of his Department's budget is allocated to initiatives which have been undertaken to secure private finance for his Department's projects. [22795]
§ Mr. DorrellMy Departments operates mainly through its many sponsored bodies and agencies and undertakes little capital expenditure on its own account. Its effort is therefore largely devoted to encouraging those whom it sponsors to exploit to the full in their own capital programmes the opportunities of the private finance initiative. I estimate that the cost of the promotional effort across my Department is about £65,000.