To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the efficiency of schemes under the private finance initiative in (a) Hemel Hempstead, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire. (284323)

All local authority PFI projects seeking PFI credits are subject to an assessment by the Projects Review Group (PRG), which is chaired by HM Treasury.

Minutes of the PRG meetings held in 2008 and 2009 can be found on the HM Treasury website at:

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/ppp_projectreview_group.htm

A list of all signed PFI projects can be found on the HM Treasury website at:

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/ppp_pfi_stats.htm