Written question asked by Roger Moate (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 November 1996. It was answered by Michael Jack (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 November 1996 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To comment on the progress of the Private Finance Initiative . (Failed OPQ)

Answer: Sir Roger Moate: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the progress of the private finance initiative. [4875] Mr. Jack: The PFI is going from strength to strength. As of last month, £7,000 million of agreed PFI deals have been done, with deals in almost every area of the public sector. The Treasury has forged an alliance with the CBI to speed up the PFI deal flow and we are working with the private sector to train practitioners on the front line, including over 2,500 officials already trained or booked on the "PFI in Practice" course. And at last month's private finance panel annual conference, we launched four new guidances, including the first set of standard terms and conditions for PFI contracts.

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