Transport written question – answered at on 17 June 2009.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many private finance initiative projects have been agreed by his Department in each of the last five years.
The following table summarises the local authority private finance initiative projects agreed by the Department for Transport in the last five years:
Calendar year | Number of local authority projects receiving conditional approval |
2009 (to date) | 1 (Sheffield highway maintenance) |
2008 | 2 (Street lighting) |
2007 | 8 (Street lighting) |
2006 | 1 (Thames Gateway, cancelled by Mayor of London) |
2005 | 1 (Street lighting) |
2004 | 7 (Street lighting) |
Prior to receiving a full outline business case and granting conditional approval, the Department may grant provisional approval for a local authority project. There are currently four local authority PFI projects with provisional approvals:
Mersey Crossing;
Nottingham Express Tram extension;
Hounslow highway maintenance; and
Isle of Wight highway maintenance.
In addition, Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) notices were issued for the following non-local authority projects, initiating procurement:
Calendar year | Number of non-local authority projects issuing OJEU notices |
2009 (to date) | 0 |
2008 | 0 |
2007 | 0 |
2006 | 1 (Joint MCA/MOD search and rescue helicopters) |
2005 | 1 (Highways Agency M25 DBFO) |
2004 | 0 |
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