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Debate between Marcus Jones and David Evennett
Tuesday 22nd November 2011
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Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con)
11. What steps his Department plans to take to assist hospitals with the cost of PFI payments.
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con)
12. What steps his Department plans to take to assist hospitals with the cost of PFI payments.
The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Andrew Lansley)
A Treasury review identified savings opportunities of up to 5% on annual payments in NHS PFI schemes. The lessons learned from the PFI savings pilot will be applied to all schemes in the PFI pipeline. The previous Government left a £50 billion post-dated cheque to pay for their hospital building programme. Much of it was unaffordable and poor value for money. We are dealing with that unfortunate legacy, including the 22 NHS trusts that identified this as a constraint on their future sustainability.