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Private Finance Initiative

Volume 299: debated on Wednesday 30 July 1997

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the timetable of project targets for each of the major hospital PFI schemes selected to continue towards financial close under the first prioritisation exercise announced on 3 July. [11039]

The selected private finance initiative schemes will have the objective of reaching an early and acceptable financial close over the next 18 months. Officials are now preparing programmes and milestones for these schemes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which companies or consortiums are involved in each of the major hospital PFI schemes selected under his Department's first prioritisation exercise announced on 3 July. [11038]

The consortiums and the constituent companies for the 14 major acute sector hospital PH schemes selected to continue towards financial close under the first prioritisation exercise are as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the time table for construction for the Dartford and Gravesham and the Norfolk and Norwich PH hospital projects. [11040]

The Norfolk and Norwich Healthcare national health service trust and Dartford and Gravesham NHS trust are working with their private sector partners to the following timetables for the construction of new hospitals under the private finance initiative:

Start on siteCompletion
Norfolk and Norwich Healthcare NHS TrustSpring 1998Spring 2001
Dartford and Gravesham NHS TrustAugust 1997Autumn 2000