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NHS Trusts: Private Finance Initiative

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 April 2026UIN 124187

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS trusts in England spent in total on interest payments relating to Private Finance Initiative contracts in each of the last five financial years.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The information requested is not held centrally. Trust accounts data is published online, along with a breakdown of the Unitary Charge payments, including interest payments, at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/financial-accounting-and-reporting/nhs-providers-tac-data-publications/

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