Written questions

NHS Trusts: Private Finance Initiative

Commons · Question 124187 · Tabled 26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS trusts in England spent in total on interest payments relating to Private Finance Initiative contracts in each of the last five financial years.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Apr 2026

The information requested is not held centrally. Trust accounts data is published online, along with a breakdown of the Unitary Charge payments, including interest payments, at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/financial-accounting-and-reporti...