§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) PFI and (b) PPP contracts have been agreed by his Department over the last five years; how many have been satisfactorily completed; and in how many has compensation been (i) paid and (ii) claimed for performance failure. [4596]
§ Mr. BlunkettThe Public Finance Initiative (PFI) and Public Private Partnership (PPP) contracts agreed in the last five years, based on available information, are as follows:
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Number (a) Number of PFI contracts agreed in last five years 21 (b) Number of PPP contracts1 agreed in last five years 1 (c) Number satisfactorily completed 20 (i) Number where compensation paid for performance failure 11 (ii) Number where compensation claimed for performance failure 12 1Excludes PFI contracts shown above 2All contracts are still running The level of compensation on one claim is still being negotiated.