Building Schools for the Future Programme: Private Finance Initiative

Michael Gove
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many private finance schemes have been signed under the Building Schools for the Future programme; and what the (a) contractor and (b) length of contract is in each case.

Jim Knight
There are currently 13 signed PFI deals as a result of the BSF programme. Details regarding the contractor and the contract length are included in the following table:

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|LA PFI scheme                       |Contractor                                          |Contract length (years)|
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|Bradford                            |Integrated Bradford                                 |25                     |
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|Bristol                             |Skanska Education Partnerships                      |25                     |
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|Lancashire phase 1                  |Catalyst Land Lease                                 |25                     |
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|Lancashire phase 2                  |Catalyst Land Lease                                 |25                     |
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|Leeds phase 1                       |Environments for Learning (E4L)                     |25                     |
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|Newcastle phase 1                   |Aura                                                |25                     |
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|Solihull                            |BAM PPP                                             |25                     |
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|Waltham Forest                      |Bouygues Partnership for Education and the Community|25                     |
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|South Tyneside and Gateshead phase 1|Inspired Spaces                                     |25                     |
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|Leicester City phase 1              |Miller Consortium                                   |25                     |
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|Knowsley                            |Transform Schools                                   |25                     |
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|Lewisham phase 1                    |Learning 21                                         |25                     |
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|Sheffield                           |Paradigm                                            |25                     |
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