Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding private finance initiative (PFI) and public private partnership (PPP) contracts, what the total amount in unitary charge payments is that (a) has been paid since 1997-98, up to and including the latest financial year for which figures are available, for all (i) expired and (ii) active projects, and (b) remains to be paid for all active projects until contract expiry by (A) local authorities, (B) NHS Scotland, (C) the Scottish Funding Council, (D) Transport Scotland, (E) the Scottish Prison Service, (F) Scottish Water, (G) Police Scotland and (H) the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration.
The latest published data as at 31 March 2023 relating to (a) the total unitary charge payments associated with PFI and PPP contracts including NPD (Non-Profit Distributing) which were paid across the public sector in Scotland from 1997-98 to 2022-23 comprising both (i) expired and (ii) active contracts are contained within the following table.
Contract Type | 1997-98 to 2022-23 | 1997-98 to 2022-23 |
(a)(i) Expired Contracts | (a)(ii) Active Contracts | |
(£m) | (£m) | |
PFI | 372 | 15,437 |
NPD (pre-2010) | - | 758 |
NPD Programme | - | 1,573 |
Total | 372 | 17,768 |
The latest published data as at 31 March 2023 relating (b) the total estimated remaining unitary charge payments associated with PFI and PPP contracts including NPD from 2023-24 until contract expiry for (A) local authorities, (B) NHS Scotland, (C) the Scottish Funding Council, (D) Transport Scotland, (E) the Scottish Prison Service, (F) Scottish Water, and (G) Police Scotland are contained within the following table (the PFI contract relating to (H) the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration expired in 2012-13 when the last payment was made).
Contract Type | Procuring Authority | 2023-24 onwards |
(b) Active Contracts | ||
(£m) | ||
PFI | (A) Local Authorities | 8,147 |
(B) NHS Boards | 3,999 | |
(C) Scottish Funding Council / Colleges | 6 | |
(D) Transport Scotland | 644 | |
(E) Scottish Prison Service | 511 | |
(F) Scottish Water | 1,376 | |
(G) Police Scotland | 17 | |
NPD (pre-2010) | (A) Local Authorities | 1,025 |
(B) NHS Boards | 274 | |
NPD Programme | (A) Local Authorities | 1,986 |
(B) NHS Boards | 1,955 | |
(C) Scottish Funding Council / Colleges | 662 | |
(D) Transport Scotland | 2,510 |