Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord McCarthy (Labour). It was answered by Lord McIntosh of Haringey (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 November 2002.

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McIntosh of Haringey, Lord

Question

What proportion of Private Finance Initiative deals completed since 1997 have been: (i) examined by the National Audit Office; (ii) found to provide equal or better value for money than their appropriate public sector comparator. - Including figures and fact that the National Audit Office has issued some 24 reports on the PFI and these can be found in the Library.

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Secondary information

Type

Oral question

Reference

640 c709-10 

Session

2001-02

Oral question type

Lead

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Subjects

Assessments Contracts Cost effectiveness Finance Public sector Private finance initiative Procurement National Audit Office

Contains statistics

Yes