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Major transport infrastructure projects: appraisal and delivery

Status: Closed Opened: 4 Dec 2020 Closed: 14 Nov 2022 13 recommendations 5 conclusions 2 reports

Billions of pounds of investment has been committed during 2020 to the UK’s transport infrastructure. This inquiry will consider: transport infrastructure strategy and priorities; the appraisal and funding of transport infrastructure; oversight, accountability and governance of transport infrastructure projects; factors influencing the cost and capacity and skills required to deliver the infrastructure plans. The extent … Show more

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Reports

2 reports
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - Major transport infrastructure projects HC 24 29 Sep 2021 9 Overdue
Second Report - Major transport infrastructure projects HC 24 29 Sep 2021 9 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
8 Recommendation Second Report - Major transport infrast… Deferred

A discussion paper is an insufficient response to the challenge of ensuring that the UK...

A discussion paper is an insufficient response to the challenge of ensuring that the UK has the skills to deliver the Government’s ambitious infrastructure agenda. A detailed skills strategy is required. As part of the refresh of the Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy, the Department must develop a future skills plan … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government partially accepts, stating the discussion paper will inform a 'potentially' refreshed skills strategy, and they will establish an industry-led Taskforce to drive this work and make recommendations. They will also work with DfE and DWP to increase uptake in currently available apprenticeships and …
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Department for Transport

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
7 Jul 2021 Nick Joyce · Department for Transport, Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP · Ministry of Defence View ↗
12 May 2021 Alistair Baldwin · Institute for Government, Elliot Shaw · Highways England, Graham Richards · Office of Rail and Road, Jon Loveday · NISTA, Mrs Ruth Humphrey · Siemens, Nick Smallwood · Infrastructure and Projects Authority, Simon Statham · Midlands Connect View ↗
17 Mar 2021 Bridget Rosewell CBE · National Infrastructure Commission, James Heath · National Infrastructure Commission, Jonathan Spruce · Institution for Civil Engineers, The Rt Hon. the Lord Hammond of Runnymede, Tony Meggs CB · Crossrail Ltd View ↗

Who gave evidence

14 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Alistair Baldwin · Author Institute for Government 1
Bridget Rosewell CBE · Commissioner National Infrastructure Commission 1
Elliot Shaw · Executive Director for Strategy and Planning Highways England 1
Graham Richards · Director of Planning Office of Rail and Road 1
James Heath National Infrastructure Commission 1
Jon Loveday · Director of Infrastructure, Enterprise and Growth NISTA 1
Jonathan Spruce · Fellow Institution for Civil Engineers 1
Mrs Ruth Humphrey · Head of Business Development and Strategy Siemens 1
Nick Joyce · Director General, Corporate Delivery Group Department for Transport 1
Nick Smallwood · CEO Infrastructure and Projects Authority 1
Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP · Secretary of State Ministry of Defence 1
Simon Statham · Chief Technical Officer Midlands Connect 1
The Rt Hon. the Lord Hammond of Runnymede — 1
Tony Meggs CB · ex-Chairman Crossrail Ltd 1

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
7 Sep 2021 — Correspondence from Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of Transport, relating to Major …
30 Jun 2021 — Correspondence from Elliot Shaw, Executive Director, Strategy and Planning, Hig…