Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 1
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The Government has committed to the largest investment in infrastructure in decades, which it believes...
Conclusion
The Government has committed to the largest investment in infrastructure in decades, which it believes has the potential to support a fairer and more equitable national economy. However, there is also great potential to waste this money on “white elephant” projects if it is not invested wisely. Evidence the Committee gathered suggests that there is uncertainty as to what the Government means by levelling up, and how its large infrastructure spending commitments will contribute to levelling up. There is a clear risk that money will be spent on projects which might boost employment in the very short term, but will not lead to longer-term change in economic outcomes for the poorest parts of the country.
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43
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
This Government’s levelling up agenda will spread opportunity to every region and nation of the UK; ensuring everyone benefits from growth in the UK. It targets the long-standing economic and social disparities across the country, giving everyone growing up in this country the opportunity they need to succeed. nations to succeed, decarbonising the economy and will set out further details about the government’s long term ambitions for infrastructure and the role of this in the levelling up agenda at the Spending Review and in the National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) this autumn.