§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. [45618]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 25 March 2002]: From the best information available, the Department has one project classified as a Public Private Partnership (PPP), but figures are unavailable due to the contract value being based on demand and therefore subject to variation.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. [45603]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 25 March 2002]: From the best information available, I list the differences between preferred bidder price and final contract price in Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) contracts let in the four years since 1 March 1998:
Year Net Difference £Million 1/3/98–28/2/99 +0.7 1/3/99–29/2/00 -22.0 1/3/00–28/2/01 -4.1 1/3/01–28/2/02 +0.5 Total -24.9