§ 26. Mr. QuinnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made in attracting private participation in public investment projects. [12674]
§ Mr. Geoffrey RobinsonImplementation of the Bates review of the private finance initiative is streamlining the initiative, reducing costs to the public and private sectors and making such investment a much more attractive proposition. Recent major contracts, such as Dartford and Gravesham hospital and Clarendon school, provide real evidence of the benefits to be gained from public-private partnerships.