The government “task force” responsible for sorting out the privatefinance initiative (PFI) identified 50 projects with a capital cost of£8bn it wants to encourage.
The projects on its priority list have some way to go before acontract could be awarded. They are deemed important because of theirsize, high profile, ability to be replicated or their ground-breakingnature.
They include: the Channel Tunnel rail link; the £200m merger oftwo sites at GCHQ; the £180m refurbishment of the main Ministry ofDefence building; 11 hospital projects; and wider private sectorinvolvement with London Underground.
- The Times 11/02/98 page 27
- The Independent 11/02/98 page 22, page 23 (Outlook)
- Financial Times 11/02/98 page 7
- The Guardian 11/02/98 page 18
- The Daily Telegraph 11/02/98 page 30
