Written question asked by Tom Levitt (Labour) on Monday, 26 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 16 March 2001. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Friday, 16 March 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what standard of heat insulation is specified for pipework in PFI projects in his Department.

Answer: Mr. Levitt: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what standard of heat insulation is specified for pipework in PFI projects in his Department. [151658] Dr. Moonie: In the Private Finance Initiative projects we set the services and performance levels we require. These requirements are recorded as the key outputs in PFI contracts. We deliberately avoid specifying how contractors should meet our requirements, or the nature of the assets they should use in doing so. Like other companies, PFI contractors do of course need to meet statutory requirements.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 151658; 364 c754-5W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Contracts Government departments Insulation Private finance initiative Ministry of Defence Standards
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