§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current estimate of the amount of public sector capital investment which will have been approved under the private finance initiative by the end of 1995; to what extent the estimate has changed; and if he will make a statement. [39345]
§ Mr. JackInformation on private finance projects is assembled in the form of total contract values rather than specifically public sector capital investment. Information on the numerous smaller contracts is not kept centrally, but at the last Budget the Chancellor announced that contracts with a capital value of £5 billion were due to be signed in this financial year. We are on target.