§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list, on the same departmental basis as table 6.4 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1996–97" the breakdown of the total private capital invested in the PFI scheme for the period before 1996–97. [4050]
§ Mr. JackTable 6.4 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1996–97" provided aggregated figures for capital expenditure under the private finance initiative. Table 6.5 of the report provided the information on a departmental basis for the years 1996–97 to 1998–99.
A breakdown of the capital investment in PFI prior to that is as follows.
£ million 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 DfEE/OFSted1 — — — — 3 Health — — 23 37 47 Heritage — — — — 0.3 Social Security — — — — 14 Transport — 47 75 119 259 Scotland2 (including Forestry Commission) 10 18 16 17 21 Home Office — — 10 — 25 Ministry of Defence — — — — 5 National Insurance Office — — — 1 1 Wales — — — — 1 Total 10 65 124 174 376.3 1Refers to Department of Employment before merger with Department of Education. 2Includes Scottish Office and other public bodies within the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Scotland, but not local authorities.