§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which of his Department's signed PFI contracts have been independently audited since they were signed and started; who conducted the audit; when the audit took place; and if he will make a statement. [87580]
§ Mr. IngramThe NAO is the only body to have independently audited a selection of the Department's PFI contracts. The individual project reports can be found 807W on the NAO website at www.nao.gov.ukypublications/vfimsublist/vfm_ppp.htm.
Studies relating to specific defence PFI contracts Title Date Ministry of Defence: Redevelopment of MOD Main Building HC 748, Parliamentary Session 2001–02 18 April 2002 Ministry of Defence: The Joint Services Command and Staff College HC 537, Parliamentary Session 2001–02 7 February 2002 The Private Finance Initiative: The Contract for the Defence Fixed Telecommunications System HC 328, Parliamentary Session 1999–2000 23 March 2000 Ministry of Defence: The Procurement of Non-Combat Vehicles for the Royal Air Force HC 738, Parliamentary Session 1998–99 19 August 1999 The PFI training element of the Apache Helicopter contract was addressed in the following:
Title Date Ministry of Defence Building an Air Manoeuvre Capability: The Introduction of the Apache Helicopter HC1246, Parliamentary Session 2001–02
31 October 2002