§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of PFI. and PPP schemes(a) completed and (b) signed are in (i) each of the regions of England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales. [75855]
§ Mr. BoatengA region-by-region breakdown of the total capital value of English PFI and PPP projects, both signed and completed, will be published in a series of forthcoming Treasury publications, entitled "Public Private Partnerships: helping to deliver public services". One such booklet is being prepared for each English region. The booklets will be published shortly, and copies will be deposited in the Library.
The capital value of both signed and completed Scottish PFI projects, along with a departmental breakdown, is published by the Scottish Executive on their website. (The number of projects signed and completed is listed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/pfi/ facts—01.asp, while a department-by-department list is available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/pfi/project—list.xls.)
A list of Welsh PFI and PPP projects, both completed deals and deals in procurement, including capital values, is published by the National Assembly for Wales on their website.(This can be found at http://www.pfu.wales.gov.uk/scripts/pfilist.asp.)
§ Mrs. Jackie LawrenceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer. what targets have been set for the OGCbuying. solutions trading fund for 2002–03. [77535]
§ Mr. BoatengI have set the following challenging targets for the trading fund for 2002–03:
- i. The Agency will facilitate at least £8omillion value for money improvements for central civil government over the 2002–3 year.
- ii. The Agency will continue to achieve levels of customer satisfaction above 90%.
- iii. The Agency will generate 8% Return On Capital Employed.
- iv. The Agency will reduce by 5% the ratio of internal costs over value for money improvements compared with the outturn for the same ratio in 2001–02.
A copy of the Agency's Business Plan for 2002 can be found on their website: http://www.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk.