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Written question asked by Mike Freer (Conservative) on Monday, 22 November 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 November 2010. It was answered by Simon Burns (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 December 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Barnet General Hospital: Private Finance Initiative

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the running costs of Barnet General Hospital was paid to the private finance initiative provider in each year from 2005 to 2009; and if he will estimate the proportion to be paid to the private finance initiative provider in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.
Answer

The information is not available in the format requested. However, data for net operating expenses for Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals National Health Service Trust in respect of its private finance initiative (PFI) scheme are set out in the following table.Data are not held centrally for 2010-11 or 2011-12.

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust: Proportion of total operating expenses relating to PFI
Percentage of total revenue expenditure relating to PFI
2005-06 5.5
2006-07 4.8
2007-08 4.0
2008-09 3.6
2009-10 3.3
Notes:
1. The source of the data is the audited summarisation schedules of the trust for 2005-06 to 2009-10.
2. The percentages provided represent the net operating expenses in respect of PFI schemes as a proportion of total operating expenses.
3. 2005-06 to 2008-09 figures compiled under UK generally accepted accounting practice.
4. 2009-10 accounts were compiled under international finance reporting standards.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26643; 519 c888W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Private finance initiative Barnet Hospital
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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