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Written question asked by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Friday, 14 March 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 28 March 2025. It was answered by Lord Livermore (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 March 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.

Infrastructure and Projects Authority

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answers by Lord Livermore on 13 March (HL Deb cols 812–13), who leads the Infrastructure and Projects Authority; and what is its remit.

Answer

The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) is currently led by Nick Smallwood. Nick Smallwood will be stepping down at the end of March 2025.

The IPA works across Government to support the successful delivery of all types of major projects, ranging from railways, roads, schools, hospitals and housing, to energy, telecommunications, defence, IT and major transformation programmes. The IPA’s Mandate can be found on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infrastructure-and-projects-authority-mandate.

On the 1 April 2025, the functions of the IPA will be taken over by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA), which will combine the functions of the IPA and the National Infrastructure Commission. NISTA will be led by Jean-Christophe Gray until a permanent CEO is appointed.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5817
Session
2024-26
Related items
Capital Investment and Share Ownership
Thursday, 13 March 2025
Oral answers to questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Infrastructure and Projects Authority
Link
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