HC Deb 11 January 1999 vol 323 c98W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment which local education authorities have requested funding for PFI projects additional to their original estimates. [65189]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The local education authorities that have requested funding additional to their original estimates for PFI projects are as follows:

  • Birmingham
  • Cornwall
  • Dorset
  • Dudley
  • Kingston upon Hull
  • Leeds
  • Manchester
  • North Yorkshire
  • Sheffield
  • Staffordshire
  • Stoke on Trent
  • Tower Hamlets
  • Westminster.

Many of these projects are very early Pathfinders and the original estimates of costs were based on limited information. However, in all cases, local education authorities have been required to demonstrate that the projects continue to provide value for money at the increased level of funding. The initial assessment of PFI project costs has improved as greater experience of schools PFI has been gained.