§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each financial year from 1990–91 the amount of capital expenditure for(a) the Prison Service, (b) police and (c) other Department functions covered by the private finance initiative or other unconventional capital arrangements, together with the figures from 1990–91 and for each future financial year for which information is available of the estimated revenue or other financial consequences of that capital expenditure. [26036]
§ Mr. Howard[holding answer 24 April 1996]: Details of the estimated capital expenditure and revenue consequences to 2000–01 are as follows: 406W
A: Prison service £ million Year Capital expenditure Revenue consequences 1990–95 Nil Nil 1995–96 8 Nil 1996–97 72 2 1997–98 190 34 1998–99 105 89 1999–00 n/a 110 2000–01 n/a 111
B: Police £ million Year Capital expenditure Revenue consequences 1990–94 Nil Nil 1994–95 1— 2 1995–96 1— 4 1996–97 1.5 4 1997–98 0.5 7 1998–99 0 5 1999–00 2— 20 2000–01 2— 40 1 The capital cost of the police national (telecommunications) network has largely been incurred during these years, and is estimated to be approximately £50 million. 2 The capital cost of the public safety radio communications project, estimated at some £500 million, is expected to be incurred after 1998–99. In addition to the above, individual police forces are expected to develop PFI projects.
C: Other departmental functions £ million Year Capital expenditure Revenue consequences 1990–95 Nil Nil 1995–96 12 Nil 1996–97 34.5 4 1997–98 53.5 21 1998–99 58 55 1999–00 n/a 64 2000–01 n/a 65