§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many depart mental minutes issued by his Department were outstanding on 30 November 2002, that referred to public private partnerships as included in Table B 14 of the Consolidated Fund and National Loans Fund Accounts; and what their value was. [89418]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 13 January 2003]Fourteen of the liabilities shown in the Consolidated and National Loans Fund Accounts B14 statement for financial year 2001–02 were assumed by the Ministry of Defence as part of a long-term public private partnership and remained extant at 30 November 2002. These relate to the, Ministry of Defence's nuclear operations, the contactorisation of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, the privatisation of the Dockyards at Rosyth and Devonport, the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency and the sale of Service married quarters. As the B14 statement shows, the nature of some of these liabilities makes it impossible to quantify their individual value. Accordingly, it is not possible to cost the overall value of these liabilities. The total value of those liabilities which can be quantified, is £16,855.5 million.