HC Deb 11 March 1996 vol 273 cc467-8W
20. Mrs. Lait

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress is being made on attracting private finance initiative bids to assist trunk road construction. [18012]

Mr. Watts

We have made excellent progress in attracting private finance initiative bids to assist trunk road construction. Industry enthusiasm for the DBFO programme has meant there has been no shortage of bidders and we have already awarded the contract for the A69 and expect to announce the award of other tranche 1 projects shortly.

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