Private Finance Initiative

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 February 1997.

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Photo of George Young George Young Secretary of State for Transport 12:00, 10 February 1997

The Government have worked up the private finance initiative and it is successful across the range of Government Departments. My Department has played a significant part in that the bulk of the deals have come from the Department of Transport. My hon. Friend mentioned the channel tunnel rail link and, as he knows, London and Continental Railways was appointed last February. It took over European Passenger Services and intends to achieve its main project financing and flotation by late 1997 or early 1998. The PFI also has applications for the London underground, roads and civil aviation—it has a lot of potential left.