HC Deb 07 February 2002 vol 379 cc1076-8W
Patrick Mercer

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the PPPs in which his Department is engaged. [34399]

Mr. Ingram

PPPs cover a wide range of acquisition techniques from major partnering arrangements and PFI to a wide range of smaller scale service contracts. The Ministry of Defence only holds centrally comprehensive records for projects involving PFI.

To date 42 PFI deals have been signed as follows:

  • White Fleet (Support Vehicles) in Germany
  • Special Storage Facilities
  • Hazardous Stores Information System
  • Materials Handling Equipment
  • Training Administration and Financial Management System (TAFMIS)
  • RAF White Fleet (Support Vehicles)
  • Defence Helicopter Flying Training School
  • Tidworth Water and Sewerage
  • Hawk Aircrew Training Simulator
  • Electronic Messaging Service (Armymail)
  • Defence Fixed Telecommunications Services
  • Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility
    • 1077W
  • Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency
  • Joint Services Command and Staff College
  • RAF Lyneham Sewerage
  • RAF Fylingdales Power Supply
  • Yeovilton Family Quarters
  • RAF Mail
  • RAF Cosford/Shawbury Family Quarters
  • RAF Lossiemouth Family Quarters
  • Attack Helicopter Training
  • Light Aircraft Flying Training
  • Central Scotland Family Quarters
  • Naval Recruitment and Training Agency Fire Fighter Training
  • Tornado GR4 Aircrew Simulator Training
  • Army Foundation College
  • Defence Intelligence Service Information Technology
  • Commercial Satellite Communication Service
  • Tri-Service Materials Handling
  • Defence Animal Centre
  • RAF Sentry E3D Aircrew Simulator Training
  • Lynx Aircrew Simulator Training
  • Defence Electronic Commerce Service
  • Main Building Headquarters
  • Royal Navy Communications Service
  • Tri-Service White Fleet (Support Vehicles)
  • Wattisham Family Quarters
  • Defence Housing Executive Information System
  • Astute Class Submarine Crew Simulator Training
  • Bristol, Bath and Portsmouth Family Quarters
  • Heavy Equipment Transporter
  • Marine Support to Range and Aircrew Services.

Three other projects have reached the preferred bidder stage. These are as follows:

  • Colchester Garrison
  • Field Electrical Power Supplies
  • Roll-on Roll-off Strategic Sealift.

Invitations to negotiate have been issued for the following:

  • "C" (Earthmoving and Construction) Vehicles
  • Armoured Vehicle (Synthetic) Training Service
  • Army Training Estate Strategic Partnering
  • Devonport Support Services
  • Flight Simulation and Synthetic Trainers
  • Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft
  • Materials Handling Equipment (Follow on)
  • MOD-wide Water and Wastewater (Project Aquatrine)— Package A
  • Northwood Headquarters Support Services
  • Records Storage and Management (Hayes PPP Project)
  • Royal School of Military Engineers
  • Royal School of Signals
  • Skynet 5 Satellite Communications
  • Tri-Service Airfield Support Services.

The following projects have been advertised:

  • Accommodation Services on Cyprus
  • Air Traffic Control Services
  • Combined Aerial Target Service
  • Defence Sixth Form College
  • Interim Storage of Laid Up Submarines (ISOLUS)
  • MOD-wide Water and Wastewater (Project Aquatrine) Packages B and C
  • Pan Defence High Frequency Communications Service.