§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Private Finance Initiative contracts have been agreed in each year since its inception; how much was spent on such contracts in each of these years; what is the latest estimate of expenditure under the Private Finance Initiative in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. [99639]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe Treasury is currently updating the information sought as part of its normal bi-yearly reporting of information on PFI contracts. I expect this information to be published in the first half of December.