§ Mr. TimmsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) of 6 March,Official Report, column 703, if he will provide figures for his Department's PFI projects in the same form as used by the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, in his answer to the hon. Member for Darlington of 6 March, Official Report, columns 692–93. [20386]
Mr. John M. TaylorNo. Figures for my Department's PFI projects cannot be provided in the same form as used by the Parliamentary Sectary, Lord Chancellor's Department as contracts for the projects referred to in my answer to hon. Member for Darlington, on 6 March 1997,Official Report, column 703, have not yet been signed, except for the Coal Authority's IT system for mining and surface damage reports, and our estimates of the level of private sector investment are therefore commercially sensitive.