Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Andrew Love Excerpts
Tuesday 8th February 2011

(13 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I would be grateful if the Chief Secretary could look at the House as he addresses us.

Andrew Love Portrait Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op)
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What will the right hon. Gentleman do about the scandal of bunching private finance initiative contracts together and selling them on in the private sector, with no benefit to the public sector? Is he going to take action, and if so, when?

Danny Alexander Portrait Danny Alexander
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As the hon. Gentleman implies, a vast number of PFI contracts were negotiated under the previous Government. If he, in common with any other hon. Members, has examples of low value for money PFI contracts or other concerns, I would be happy to look at them, as I said at the previous Treasury questions. Since then, no hon. Member except my hon. Friend the Member for Hereford and South Herefordshire (Jesse Norman) has come forward with such examples. I therefore look forward to hearing from the hon. Gentleman.