§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what the difference was between the price offered in reaching preferred bidder stage and the final contract price for the five largest PFI contracts let by his Department in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement; [45593]
(2) what the difference was between the price offered in reaching preferred bidder stage and the final contract price for PPP contracts let by his Department in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. [45608]
§ Dr. Whitehead[holding answer 25 March 2002]:My Department has let six public private partnership (including PFI) contracts in the last four years: National Air Traffic Services PPP, Vehicle Inspectorate MOT Computerisation, Highways Agency A13 Thames Gateway (which has transferred to Transport for London), Highways Agency Traffic Control Centre, Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust and Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust.
Information about bid prices and contract values in respect of the first four of these contracts cannot be provided for reasons of commercial confidentiality. It is not possible to provide the information for the Housing Action Trust PPPs because of their contract structure.