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Private Finance Initiatives

Volume 263: debated on Monday 10 July 1995

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To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those projects incorporating private finance initiatives in Scotland specifying (a) the value of the private finance, (b) the region and (c) the type of industry. [29619]

[holding answer 28 June 1995]: Details of projects involving the private finance initiative which are currently under way in Scotland are contained in the table. The value of each project is estimated since the investment has come from the private sector and thus falls outwith the responsibility of the Scottish Office.

£ Million
ProjectEstimated value £
Skye Bridge23.6
Ayrshire and Arran Health Boards:
90 elderly care beds at Irvine3.8
Lothian Health Board:
Joint Venture on siting of Clinical Genetic Service0.8
£ Million
ProjectEstimated value £
Lothian and Forth Valley Trust Consortium:
Waste collection and incineration5.0
Northern Consortium Trusts and Health Boards:
Waste collection and incineration5.0
The Scottish Office document, "Private Finance Partnership in Scotland", published in March 1995 identified potential projects with a total value of £2.68 billion.