§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will provide a breakdown by project of PFI schemes for which his Department is responsible as identified in table 5.5 of the Red Book. [18924]
§ Mr. HanleyThis Department, including the Overseas Development Administration, has agreed two PFI projects: Minerva, a small information technology system to archive electronic documents, and a vehicle services project initially for a small number of overseas posts. Projects have been advertised for the new Berlin embassy and accommodation in Beirut, Colombo, Lagos, Kiev and Sofia. Table 5.5 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" reflects this Department's estimate of likely capital investment under these projects. In addition, this Department has invited interest in a project to provide a new global telecommunications system. A breakdown by project would be commercially sensitive at this stage.