Select committee: Built Environment Committee
Infrastructure policymaking and implementation in central government
Closed
Opened 23 Nov 2022
Closed 18 Apr 2022
Built Environment Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
This short inquiry considers infrastructure policymaking and implementation in central government. The Committee’s key areas of interest are: what is defined as infrastructure; how infrastructure decisions are made; working relations between the relevant decision-making bodies (National Infrastructure Commission, Infrastructure and Projects Authority, HM Treasury and Cabinet Office); and the supervision of infrastructure project implementation. The Committee published its letter on 7 February 2023. The Government's response was received on 6 April 2023.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 23 November 2022.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 4 oral evidence sessionsLatest 17 January 2023
- 8 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter from Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister of State, Cabinet Office; and James Cartlidge MP, Exchequer Secretary, HM Treasury, to Lord Moylan, 6 April 202318 April 2023, Correspondence
- Letter from Lord Moylan to Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister of State, Cabinet Office; and James Cartlidge MP, Exchequer Secretary, HM Treasury, 7 February 20237 February 2023, Correspondence
- Oral evidence session17 January 2023, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 17 Jan 2023 |
Oral evidence session
James Cartlidge MP · HM Treasury,
Jonny Medland · HM Treasury,
The Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG · Cabinet Office
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| 10 Jan 2023 |
Oral evidence session
Nick Smallwood · Infrastructure and Projects Authority
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| 13 Dec 2022 |
Oral evidence session
James Heath · National Infrastructure Commission,
Jonathan Spruce · Institution for Civil Engineers,
Sir John Armitt CBE · National Infrastructure Commission
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| 29 Nov 2022 |
Oral evidence session
Richard Threlfall · Institution of Civil Engineers
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| James Cartlidge MP · Exchequer Secretary | HM Treasury | 1 |
| James Heath | National Infrastructure Commission | 1 |
| Jonathan Spruce · Fellow | Institution for Civil Engineers | 1 |
| Jonny Medland · Deputy Director, Infrastructure, Digital & Culture | HM Treasury | 1 |
| Nick Smallwood · CEO | Infrastructure and Projects Authority | 1 |
| Richard Threlfall · Policy Fellow | Institution of Civil Engineers | 1 |
| Sir John Armitt CBE · Chair | National Infrastructure Commission | 1 |
| The Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG · Minister of State | Cabinet Office | 1 |
Correspondence
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