Select Committee · Built Environment Committee

Infrastructure policymaking and implementation in central government

Status: Closed Opened: 23 Nov 2022 Closed: 18 Apr 2022
Inquiry scopeThis 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.

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
17 Jan 2023 James Cartlidge MP · HM Treasury, Jonny Medland · HM Treasury, The Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG · Cabinet Office View ↗
10 Jan 2023 Nick Smallwood · Infrastructure and Projects Authority View ↗
13 Dec 2022 James Heath · National Infrastructure Commission, Jonathan Spruce · Institution for Civil Engineers, Sir John Armitt CBE · National Infrastructure Commission View ↗
29 Nov 2022 Richard Threlfall · Institution of Civil Engineers View ↗

Who gave evidence

8 witnesses

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WitnessOrganisationSessions
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

2 letters

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