Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data (a) her department and (b) NISTA holds on the number of central government PFI contracts which necessitate the underlying asset remaining in the ownership of the PFI contractor at the end of the contract.

HM Treasury, which includes NISTA, publishes aggregate information on PFI and PF2 projects annually.

In line with guidance, any arrangements which necessitate the underlying asset remaining in the ownership of the PFI contractor at the end of the contract would be the exception. Information on such cases is not collated centrally by HM Treasury.