HC Deb 12 February 1998 vol 306 cc284-5W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assessment he has made of Portsmouth City Council's proposals to build a school on the site of the East wing of St. Mary's Hospital in respect of the adequacy of the site for a school of the size proposed. [27885]

Mr. Byers

I can confirm that Portsmouth City Council has put forward a public-private partnership proposal to provide a new secondary school. I understand that the Council is still considering a number of possible sites for the school. As part of the new process for assessing the viability of local authority PPP/PFI projects, the Council's proposal is currently being considered by the interdepartmental Project Review Group. An announcement about approved projects is expected shortly.