§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospitals in England processing PH bids have reached the preferred bidder stage; and what proportion of the total number of bids this figure represents. [1123]
§ Mr. HoramInformation is collected centrally on the first wave of major private finance initiative schemes with a capital value of £10 million or more. There are 33 in total and, of these, 22 schemes have reached preferred bidder stage.