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NHS: Private Finance Initiative

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 28 January 2026UIN 102666

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost was of Private Finance Initiative contracts within the NHS in Essex in the latest financial year.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Unitary Charge payments associated with Private Finance Initiative contracts are captured in the annual National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority data collection, available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pfi-and-pf2-projects-2024-summary-data

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