§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, for each private finance initiative scheme advertised in the contracts supplement to theOfficial Journal, the adviser selected and named to assist potential contractors indicating how each was selected. [35891]
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§ Mr. HagueIt is for each bidder for a private finance initiative project to appoint its own advisers. Public sector sponsors of projects may appoint their own advisers, following normal competitive tendering procedures for which guidance is available. Information on such appointments is not held centrally.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the list of advisers currently approved to assist potential contractors seeking clarification in relation to private finance initiative schemes advertised in the contracts supplement to theOfficial Journal of the European Commission; if he will list the arrangements by which such advisers are allowed to collect fees in exchange for supplying pre-qualification documents to contractors; and if he will make a statement. [35888]
§ Mr. HagueThe Welsh Office does not maintain an approved list of advisers for private finance initiative projects, and has not appointed any advisers to assist potential contractors for such projects. It is for the project sponsors to decide whether to make a charge for pre-qualification documents.