Petition · past parliament

Debate whether Private finance initiative should be outlawed for local councils

Closed 54 signatures

What the petition asks

should there be a national debate whether Private finance initiative should be outlawed for local councils?
Prof Allyson Pollock, said “are consistently higher than public borrowing costs”.
Barts Health NHS Trust will pay £7 billion for a hospital which cost £1.1 billion
Barts Health rebuild cost £1.1 billion but, the final cost will be more than £7 billion with the Barts Health NHS Trust making payments until 2049.
PFI deals will cost taxpayers £209bn over next 35 years.

Timeline

27 Oct 2017 Petition opened for signatures
27 Apr 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 54
Status Closed
Opened 27 Oct 2017
Closed 27 Apr 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.