§ Dr. BrandTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 3 July,Official Report, column 230, relating to PFI schemes, how many of these schemes contain an element of service provision; and what services are to be provided under PFI in each case. [8460]
§ Mr. MilburnOf the 14 major hospital Private Finance Initiative schemes selected for prioritisation, two, at Dartford and Gravesham National Health Service Trust and Norfolk and Norwich Health Care NHS Trust, have296W reached agreement to proceed to financial close. Both trusts will continue to provide a full range of NHS services to NHS patients under their respective PFI schemes. The following support services have been transferred to, and will be managed and operated by, the trusts' private sector partners:
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
- Estate maintenance
- Domestic services
- Catering
- Laundry
- Portering
- Security
- Non-emergency patient transport.
Norfolk and Norwich Healthcare NHS Trust
- IM&T Systems
- Grounds and Estate Maintenance
- Domestic services
- Portering
- Financial services
- Catering
- Waste disposal and Laundry
- Car parking
- Non-emergency patient transport
- Security
- Telecommunications
- Energy and Utilities.
The other 12 NHS trusts with major hospital PFI schemes selected for prioritisation are at various stages of negotiation with their private sector partners.