Whether the use of Public/Private Partnership schemes to help finance the redevelopment and refurbishment of City of Edinburgh Council scho…

Answered Asked by Brian Monteith Con Lodged 6 Mar 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the use of Public/Private Partnership schemes to help finance the redevelopment and refurbishment of City of Edinburgh Council schools is a form of privatisation.

The answer

Answered by Andy Kerr on 18 Apr 2002 · 43 days after it was lodged, 29 days after it was due

Public/Private Partnership schemes like the City of Edinburgh Council schools project are not a form of privatisation. They are long-term contractual arrangements for the provision of assets and related services. In such schemes the public sector specifies the services required and pays for them on the basis of results. Under privatisation, responsibility for services is transferred to the private sector with price being the key determinant.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-23779 by reference.