Question follow-through · 102657

Private Finance Initiative: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the value for money of Private Finance Initiative and PF2 contracts.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
2 Jan 2026
Target answer date
6 Jan 2026
Answer
12 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the value for money of Private Finance Initiative and PF2 contracts.

  2. 6 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government’s preferred financing model for any type of infrastructure project is the one that offers the best value for money. Proposals are appraised on a case-by-case basis using the Green Book. Public sector contracting authorities directly manage ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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