Written question asked by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 10 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 December 2004. It was answered by Charlotte Atkins (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 December 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts with his Department have been won by subsidiaries of Halliburton in each year since 1997; what the terms were of each contract; and if he will make a statement. - Inc fig ures.

Answer: Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts with his Department have been won by subsidiaries of Halliburton in each year since 1997; what the terms were of each contract; and if he will make a statement. [205077] Charlotte Atkins: Only two contracts have been awarded by this Department since 1997. Both were to SPVs (special purpose vehicles) in which a Halliburton subsidiary had a 25 per cent. stake. The first--a DBFO (design, build, finance, operate)-- was awarded in April 2000, for the A13 Thames Gateway (transferred to TfL in July 2000). The Halliburton subsidiary was Halliburton, Brown and Root. The second--also DBFO--was awarded in February 2003, for the Al Darrington to Dishforth. The Halliburton subsidiary was Kellogg, Brown and Root.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 205077; 428 c1654W;428 c1652W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Contracts Department for Transport Government departments Private finance initiative Public private partnerships Halliburton
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk