39th Report - Government’s use of private finance for infrastructure

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 821 11 July 2025
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 30 items (14 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 30 of 30 classified)
Accepted 24
Accepted in Part 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 4
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Thirty-ninth report from Session 2024-26 · published 15 Oct 2025
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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16 Conclusion Accepted in Part
Lack of comparable data hinders assessment of PFI project efficiency and value for money
Conclusion
The Treasury publishes data on the number of active PFI contracts, which includes information on: the capital value of assets; when contracts are due to expire; and the remaining unitary charges.32 As of 31 March 2024, there were 665 PFI … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agrees and sets a May 2027 target, committing to expand and develop the Infrastructure Pipeline to include more investor-relevant detail and explore optimal publication methods for requested information, while noting existing annual PFI/PF2 data.
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