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To ask Her Majesty's Government what major infrastructure investments have been announced since May 2010 in (1) north-east England, (2) north-west England, and (3) Yorkshire and Humberside.

Asked by

Lord Bates (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

30 April 2012

The Government published the National Infrastructure Plan in October 2010, outlining our vision for the future of UK economic infrastructure. This identified eleven regional examples of capital projects in the three regions of northern England. An updated National Infrastructure Plan was subsequently published alongside the Autumn Statement in November 2011. This set out a pipeline of over 500 infrastructure projects across the UK, identifying the 40 projects most critical to economic growth. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury chairs a Cabinet committee on infrastructure, to ensure their delivery. The list of investments below is not exhaustive, given that between 60% and 70% of infrastructure is privately owned and operated. (1) North-east England Autumn Statement 2011 announced the following infrastructure investments: Tyne and Wear metro upgrade in the north-east. Further projects in that region, announced in the National Infrastructure Plan 2011, include: East Coast Main Line improvements programme; and Tees Multimodal Bio-Freight Terminal (as part of Regional Growth Fund). Budget 2012 confirmed that Newcastle had been selected to become a 'super-connected city' and will receive funding of up to £6 million to deliver ultra-fast broadband. (2) North-west England Autumn Statement 2011 announced the following infrastructure investments: M56 at Manchester Airport link road to A6 south of Stockport; Crewe Green Link Southern Section—New link road to the east of Crewe opening up a key development area and acting as a bypass; Manchester Cross City Bus—Highway changes and bus enhancements to facilitate new cross Manchester city centre bus services; and Rochdale Interchange—Replacement bus station for Rochdale adjacent to the existing, allowing for the redevelopment of the town centre and complementing the arrival of Metrolink in 2014. Priority projects in the north-west set out in the National Infrastructure Plan 2011 include: A556 Knutsford; Manchester Metro Link Phase 3A Extensions; Heysham to M6 Link Road; Mersey Gateway Bridge; Expansion of Mersey Multimodal Gateway (as part of Regional Growth Fund); Completion of Western Gateway Enabling Scheme at Port Salford (through the Regional Growth Fund); Reinstating Todmorden Curve (through the Regional Growth Fund); and Northern rail connectivity (Liverpool-Newcastle electrification and the Ordsall Chord). Budget 2012 announced that: The Government will support Network Rail to invest £130 million to improve the connectivity between Manchester and Sheffield, Rochdale, Halifax, Bradford, Bolton, Preston and Blackpool. The Government will use their £150 million Mobile Infrastructure Project to deliver improved mobile phone coverage. In the north-west, this includes the A57 between Liverpool and Manchester and the A591 between Keswick and Sizergh. The Government have agreed to provide funding of up to £30 million, starting in 2015-16, to unlock £1.2 billion of infrastructure investment in Greater Manchester through a new investment model called the Earn Back Model. Manchester has been selected to become a ““super-connected city”” and will receive £12 million to deliver ultra-fast broadband. (3)Yorkshire and Humberside Autumn Statement 2011 announced the following infrastructure investments: Writing down debt on the Humber Bridge to halve the tolls for cars; Access York Park & Ride—Two new park and ride sites; Al8-Al80 Link (NE Lincolnshire)—Link road acting as a bypass for Immingham; A6182 White Rose Way Improvement Scheme (Doncaster)—Dualling of 1.9km of carriageway and replacement of 2 existing roundabouts with high-capacity signalised junctions; Al64 Humber Bridge to Beverley—Capacity and safety improvements at 4 roundabouts and dualling of 1.4 kilometre section of Al64; Leeds Rail Growth—Two new railway stations: Kirkstall Forge and Appley Bridge; Supertram additional vehicles (Sheffield)—Four additional tram vehicles for the Supertram network; and Accelerating M1 junction 39 to 42 scheme. Autumn Statement 2011 also announced £1.4 billion of investment in the railways and commuter links across the UK, including electrification of the transpennine railway route from Manchester to Leeds (£290 million), which cuts across the north-east, north-west and Yorkshire and Humberside regions. Priority projects in the Yorkshire and Humberside set out in the National Infrastructure Plan 2011 include: Leeds Station enlargement; and Improved access to the Sheffield Gateway (as part of Regional Growth Fund). Budget 2012 announced that: The Government will support Network Rail to invest £130 million to improve the connectivity between Manchester and Sheffield, Rochdale, Halifax, Bradford, Bolton, Preston and Blackpool; Government will use its £150 million Mobile Infrastructure Project to deliver improved mobile phone coverage. In Yorkshire & Humber, this includes the A169 between Whitby and Norton; and The Budget confirms that Leeds and Bradford have been selected to become ““super-connected cities”” and will receive funding of up to £14.6 million to deliver ultra-fast broadband. A full list of major infrastructure projects is detailed in the National Infrastructure Plan, available on the Treasury's website. In addition to announcing these infrastructure projects, the Government established the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) and Growing Places Fund (GPF). The RGF, launched at June 2010 Budget, provides support for projects that offer significant potential for long-term economic growth and the creation of additional sustainable private sector jobs. In round 1, winners in the north-east of England, north-west of England and Yorkshire and Humberside are expected to create over 18,300 direct jobs and 13,200 indirect jobs in total. In round 2, winners across these regions are expected to create over 19,600 direct jobs, and 72,000 indirect jobs. Round 3 of the RGF (to allocate a further f1billion) is still open. The Growing Places Fund (GPF) provides additional funding for the infrastructure needed to unlock developments that will lead to jobs and growth. Funding has been allocated to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in north-east England, north-west England and Yorkshire and Humberside. The Government have also introduced twenty-four new Enterprise Zones, to be established across our LEPs. Two Enterprise Zones have been established in the north-east, four in the north-west, and four in Yorkshire and Humberside. Furthermore, at Autumn Statement 2011, the Government announced that they would establish pilot Rural Growth Networks (RGN) to test and demonstrate the potential to use the planning regime and targeted infrastructure improvement to support sustainable economic growth. RGNs have been announced in the north-east LEP and the Cumbria LEP.

Date

30 April 2012

Reference

16922; 736 c405-8WA

House

House of Lords

National Infrastructure Plan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on the National Infrastructure Plan in 2012; and what the outcome was of such discussions.

Asked by

Jonathan Edwards (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 April 2012

Reference

106118; 543 c1197W

House

House of Commons

Business of the House

One of the decisions that the Government made on taking office was to preserve the capital programme that we inherited and, in fact, to add to it in certain parts and to make the necessary reductions in revenue expenditure. That is why the projects to which my hon. Friend referred...

Member

Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

26 April 2012

Reference

543 c1113

House

House of Commons

Business of the House

The Nuneaton-Coventry rail upgrade, A5 improvements at Nuneaton, the A45 toll-bar island upgrade, and the A14/M1 upgrade are all vital infrastructure projects that the Government have introduced to support the midlands economy. Does my right hon. Friend agree that that investment in transport infrastructure is vital to generate economic growth,...

Member

Marcus Jones (Conservative)

Type

Business questions

Date

26 April 2012

Reference

543 c1113

House

House of Commons

Infrastructure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of progress in implementing the updated National Infrastructure Plan.

Asked by

Andrew Rosindell (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 April 2012

Reference

104247; 543 c896W

House

House of Commons

Developing threats: electro-magnetic pulses (EMP): government response to the committee's tenth report of session 2010-12. Defence Committee twelfth special report.

Type

House of Commons papers; Select Committee reports (Government responses); Parliamentary committees

Committee

Defence Committee

Date

25 April 2012

Reference

HC 1925 2010-12

House

House of Commons

National Infrastructure Plan

I very much welcome the plan and congratulate the Government on prioritising rail investment, such as the east-west line through my constituency. May I urge my right hon. Friend to continue that investment in the classic network, as well as finding the funds for High Speed 2?

Asked by

Iain Stewart (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

24 April 2012

Reference

543 c798

House

House of Commons

National Infrastructure Plan

In that case, the hon. Gentleman ought also to welcome the substantial investment, for example, in the northern hub rail project. He ought to welcome the substantial investment in the electrification of the trans-Pennine railway. He ought to welcome the substantial investment in the capital infrastructure around ports to enable the north and the north-east of England to benefit, particularly from the investment in renewables that we will see over the coming years. A fair picture would represent those things too.

Answered by

Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

24 April 2012

Reference

543 c798-9

House

House of Commons

National Infrastructure Plan

My hon. Friend makes an important point. The investment in High Speed 2 will not affect the amount of investment in the traditional rail network. It will allow us to go forward—for example, with the investment in the Oxford to Bedford rail line, which I know will affect his constituency, create 12,000 jobs and give a boost of £38 million to that area's economy.

Answered by

Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

24 April 2012

Reference

543 c798

House

House of Commons

National Infrastructure Plan

We published an update on the national infrastructure plan alongside the Budget, showing the progress that has been made on all the priority investments. As an example, the Budget was able to confirm that the pensions infrastructure platform that we have established to enable British pension funds to invest in infrastructure in this country will be able to make its first wave of £2 billion investment by early 2013.

Answered by

Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

24 April 2012

Reference

543 c798

House

House of Commons

National Infrastructure Plan

Does the Minister realise that those of us who represent the squeezed middle in this country—the northern and midland regions—are sick to death of seeing London and the south-east getting all the infrastructure investment, all the cranes, while we are waiting patiently for investment in our part of the world, where we have been in recession for three years?

Asked by

Barry Sheerman (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Treasury

Oral questions - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

24 April 2012

Reference

543 c798-9

House

House of Commons

National Infrastructure Plan

What progress the Government has made on the implementation of the national infrastructure plan.

Asked by

Iain Stewart (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

24 April 2012

Reference

104795; 543 c798

House

House of Commons

Treasury: Infrastructure Cost Review

My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Government have today published the first annual progress report on the three-year infrastructure cost review programme launched in March 2011. Over the past 12 months, the Government have worked...

Member

Lord Sassoon (Conservative)

Department

Treasury

Type

Written statements

Date

23 April 2012

Reference

736 c164WS

House

House of Lords

Infrastructure Cost Review

The Government have today published the first annual progress report on the three-year infrastructure cost review programme launched in March 2011. Over the past 12 months, the Government have worked with industry to put in place the mechanisms through which real reductions in the costs of constructing economic infrastructure can...

Member

Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat)

Department

Treasury

Type

Written statements

Date

23 April 2012

Reference

543 c29-30WS

House

House of Commons

Afghanistan

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 20 March (WA 153), what were the total infrastructure costs incurred by the United Kingdom Government in Afghanistan in the years 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10.

Asked by

Lord West of Spithead (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 April 2012

Reference

16698; 736 c287WA

House

House of Lords

Israel and Palestine: West Bank

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel regarding tourism infrastructure being developed by settlers in the West Bank.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Independent Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 April 2012

Reference

16682; 736 c354WA

House

House of Lords

Regeneration

Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment of the House on regeneration.

Lead member

Clive Betts

Answering member

Grant Shapps

Department

Department for Communities and Local Government

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

19 April 2012

Reference

543 c145-88WH

House

House of Commons

Regeneration

My hon. Friend is absolutely right and completely gets it. The point is if this country is to thrive and survive it needs inward investment. It is a fantastic example of how a community can get together and work right the way across the local economy to bring in people...

Member

Grant Shapps (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

19 April 2012

Reference

543 c186-7WH

House

House of Commons

Regeneration

The Minister is most generous in giving way and I am grateful for what he says because it will work well at home. Does he recognise that our enterprise zone, which is the largest in the second tranche, is specifically for precision engineering and high technology? In order to fill...

Member

Brian Binley (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

19 April 2012

Reference

543 c186WH

House

House of Commons

Regeneration

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, which may just describe a fundamental difference in belief and understanding between the Government and the Opposition about what drives an economy. If by regeneration, the hon. Gentleman simply means how much public money we can pump in to create...

Member

Grant Shapps (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

19 April 2012

Reference

543 c186WH

House

House of Commons

FY 2007-08	FY 2008-09	FY 2009-10
£149 million	£162 million	£236 million

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