Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99179

NHS: Private Finance Initiative

Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025

Question

Ian Lavery

LabourBlyth and Ashington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of renegotiating current private finance debt to reduce future payouts.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts are not held by the Department. Contracts are held between the local National Health Service trust and their respective private finance company. The contracts were let for a prescribed period of time, with the te...

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