Government ministers to give evidence on infrastructure policymaking
On Tuesday 17 January, the Built Environment Committee hears evidence from Ministers in the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury, as part of its inquiry on infrastructure policymaking and implementation in central government.
Meeting details
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Infrastructure policymaking and implementation in central government
Topics likely to be covered include:
- The Government’s decision-making process for selecting large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Ministerial oversight of project implementation.
- How the work of the Cabinet Office, HM Treasury, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, the National Infrastructure Commission and other related bodies is coordinated.
- How the approvals process could be improved to make it more likely that projects adhere to cost and schedule.
- Possible reform of how large projects obtain legal and planning permissions.
- Ministerial action when the Infrastructure and Projects Authority gives an infrastructure project a red rating.