Schools: Private Finance Initiative

Mr. Laws
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average length of a school Private Finance Initiative contract was in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Knight
The average length of a school private finance initiative contract in each year since 2001 is given in the following table:

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|              |Average length of contract of school PFI contract (years)|
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|2001          |25                                                       |
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|2002          |26                                                       |
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|2003          |25                                                       |
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|2004          |25                                                       |
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|2005          |26                                                       |
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|2006          |27                                                       |
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|2007          |25                                                       |
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|2008          |25                                                       |
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|2009 (to date)|25                                                       |
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