HC Deb 17 March 1997 vol 292 cc397-8W
Mr. Timms

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) of 6 March,Official Report, columns 721–22, if he will provide figures for this 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. [20392]

Sir John Wheeler

The table gives an update to the figures included in my answer to the hon. Member for Darlington on 6 March,Official Report, columns 721–22. The figures show the current estimate of what NI Departments expect to be agreed. The list is subject to variation as project time scales may change, new projects may arise and some of those listed may not be taken forward if they fail the value for money test:

1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
Bangor and Kinnegar sewage treatment works 7 6 7
Hydro electric project 1 0 0
Sewage treatment works tranche 2 0 0 19
Westlink urban motorway 0 0 10
Motorway emergency telephone system 0 4 2
Strangford ferry replacement 0 2 1
Accommodation Holywood road, social security office 0 3 0
Accommodation Hydebank 0 4 5
DVTA vehicle testing project 0 4 0
Land Registry IT system 0 2 0
Planning service IT system 1 0 0
Antrim bus station/library 0 1 1
Ulsterbus/Citybus bus replacement 0 0 10
Northern Ireland railways class 80 rolling stock replacement 0 0 0
1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
Ulster folk and transport museum visitors centre 3 0 0
North-west institute of further and higher education 3 4 0
Belfast institute of further and higher education 0 5 5
St. Genevieve's high school 0 3 4
Drumglass high school 0 3 2
Wellington college 0 3 2
Balmoral high school 0 3 0
Other education projects not yet confirmed 0 0 12
Refurbishment/replacement schemes at the Altnagelvin, Downe, Royal and Causeway hospitals 3 9 13
Belfast city hospital renal unit 3 0 0
Belfast city hospital car parking facilities 2 0 0
Miscellaneous equipment leases 1 2 2
Clinical waste disposal 3 0 0
Royal group of hospitals theatres and intensive care equipment 2 0 0
Total 29 58 95