1.12 The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee6 commented positively on the reporting of PFI liabilities in March 2010. At the June 2010 Budget, the Office of Budget Responsibility noted that the Treasury currently collects and reports on PFI data and expects the Treasury to continue to publish data at regular intervals.7
1.13 HM Treasury publishes the following aggregated data: i) Departmental estimate of capital spending by the private sector (signed deals); ii) Estimated aggregated capital value of projects reaching preferred bidder stage; and iii) Estimated payments under PFI contracts through to contract end (signed deals).
1.14 The most recent set of aggregated data published can be found in tables 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8 of the supplement to the June 2010 Budget document: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/junebudget_supplementary_material.pdf
1.15 In addition to this aggregated information, HM Treasury publishes the raw data from which this is drawn on its website. HM Treasury commissions central government departments to provide detailed information on each PFI project they sponsor, be they delivered centrally or via local authorities.
1.16 The dataset contains details of signed PFI projects, projects in procurement and a list of those holding equity stakes in operational PFI projects. This can be found at: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/ppp pfi stats.htm
• Signed PFI Projects: Information requested includes constituency and regional information, procurement information, length of contract, balance sheet treatment under ESA 95 and IFRS standards, capital value, expected capital spend over the next 3 years and the actual historic and expected future unitary charge payments for the lifetime of the contract. The next update will take place in advance of Budget 2011.
• PFI Projects in Procurement: These statistics were last updated in advance of Budget 2010. Before Budget 2011 HM Treasury will work closely with departments to update this information to reflect the impact of the Spending Review.
• PFI Equity Holders: Infrastructure UK monitors on a continual basis the identity of the holders of equity stakes in PFI projects. It will continue to collect and publish this information, and will continue to monitor the secondary equity market to ensure a comprehensive view of PFI equity holders.
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6 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldeconaf.htm
7 http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/d/pre_budget_forecast_140610.pdf (see section 5.31)