HC Deb 23 April 2002 vol 384 cc235-7W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49539]

(2) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the north-west and west central community units for the elderly for the Leeds Community and Mental Health Services NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49507]

(3) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the rationalisation of in-patient services for the South Manchester University Hospital NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49531]

(4) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for single site development for the South Tees Acute Hospitals NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49537]

(5) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle for the North Cumbria Acute Hospital NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49505]

(6) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Bromley NHS Trust—New Hospital for the Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49529]

(7) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Bishop Auckland redevelopment for the South Durham Health Care NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49541]

(8) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the new hospital for the North Durham Health Care NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49533]

(9) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the acute general hospital development for Dartford and Gravesham hospital by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49504]

(10) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Mancunian Community Trust—Primary Care for the Mancunian NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49528]

(11) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Barnet hospitals for the Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49540]

(12) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Calderdale Redevelopment for the Calderdale Healthcare NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49532]

(13) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Worcestershire new hospital for the Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49538]

(14) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Wycombe and Amersham developments for the South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49506]

(15) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich for the Greenwich Healthcare NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative. [49530]

Mr. Hutton

I refer the hon. Member to my answers of 11 March 2002,Official Report, columns 833–34W and of 22 November 2001, Official Report, columns 411–13W in which are listed all the major private finance initiative contracts that have reached financial close since May 1997, with figures for the projected savings on each.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health 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. [45606]

Ms Blears

[holding answer 25 March 2002]: To collect this information for all contracts let by NHS trusts other than for the major PFI schemes would involve disproportionate cost. I refer the hon. Member to the response I gave him on 19 April 2002, Official Report, column 1245W.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for new facilities for the Newham NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49535]

(2) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the front entrance to Mayday Healthcare by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49515]

(3) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the ACAD Equipment for the North West London NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative; [49524]

(4) what estimate he has made of the total savings to public funds of the Private Finance Initiative contract for the reprovision of mental health for Oxleas NHS Trust by comparison with a non-Private Finance Initiative alternative. [49534]

Net present costs of PSC v. PFI option
Trust PFI £000 Public £000 £000 % difference
Newham Healthcare NHS Trust1
Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust 2,495 2,564 69 2.7
Oxleas Healthcare NHS Trust 227,325 234,848 7,523 3.2
North West London Hospitals NHS Trust 5,385 5,483 98 1.8
1 The project at Newham Healthcare NHS Trust has not yet received final approval and therefore no final assessment has been made of the comparative costs of the project.

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