§ Norman BakerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the(a) actual and (b) anticipated annual payments by Government for each year from 1997 to 2020 are in respect of PFI contracts already entered into. [81117]
§ Ruth Kelly(a) Actual PFI expenditure can be found in notes to the individual resource accounts of Departments.
(b) Detailed figures setting out estimates of future payments to be made under PFI contracts are published in the Financial Statement and Budget Report each year. Table C 19 of Budget 2002 includes the latest projections of estimated payments for services provided under the Private Finance Initiative for the years 2002–03 to 2027–28.
In line with past practice, these figures will be updated shortly.