§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the projects in his Department which have been considered as potential public-private partnerships since 1997 which have not been undertaken because the public sector comparator had a lower net present value than the public private partnership proposed; and if he will make a statement. [13430]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, on 13 November 2001,Official Report, column 607W, which sets out the position of public sector comparators in the investment appraisal process.
The Department has had no public-private partnership projects since 1997 that were not taken forward because the public sector comparator had a lower net present value.