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Recommendation
Second Report - Major transport infrast…
Accepted
To allow Parliament and the public to judge the effectiveness of the Government’s infrastructure plans, the Government must publish detailed metrics that define and measure the “levelling up” concept.
Government response AI summary
The government accepts the recommendation and commits to setting out a clear definition for 'levelling up' and its implications for infrastructure in the upcoming Levelling Up White Paper. They also note the publication of Spending Review priority outcomes and metrics, which include measures for the …
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Department for Transport
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Recommendation
Second Report - Major transport infrast…
Accepted
We are concerned that the Department did not explain how the construction of major transport infrastructure projects can support the “levelling up” policy agenda. We would be reassured if the Department were to set out a worked example illustrating how investment in major transport infrastructure projects drives growth and productivity. …
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We are concerned that the Department did not explain how the construction of major transport infrastructure projects can support the “levelling up” policy agenda. We would be reassured if the Department were to set out a worked example illustrating how investment in major transport infrastructure projects drives growth and productivity. (Paragraph 20) Appraisal
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Government response AI summary
The Government accepts the recommendation and will publish several case studies in 2022, including an assessment of Manchester's Metrolink, to illustrate how major transport investments drive growth and productivity for the levelling up agenda.
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Department for Transport
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Recommendation
Second Report - Major transport infrast…
Accepted
The Government must utilise accurate, sensitive analytical tools to ensure that the projects that best support connectivity, growth and productivity are the ones that get built. In that context, benefit-cost ratios are useful, but they fail to capture regional inequalities and environmental and social factors. The Government must replace benefit-cost …
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The Government must utilise accurate, sensitive analytical tools to ensure that the projects that best support connectivity, growth and productivity are the ones that get built. In that context, benefit-cost ratios are useful, but they fail to capture regional inequalities and environmental and social factors. The Government must replace benefit-cost ratios with a “benefit-cost plus” system, which not only takes account of costs and benefits and therefore ensures value for money for the taxpayer, but captures regional inequalities and environmental and social factors.
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Government response AI summary
The government accepts the recommendation, stating their existing Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG) already provides for comprehensive assessment of economic, social, and environmental impacts beyond just benefit-cost ratios. They are further reviewing guidance in light of new Green Book annexes on place-based analysis and transformational impacts …
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Department for Transport