Question follow-through · 21300
Infrastructure
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on providing support for infrastructure projects that have a negative net present value in their appraisals.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on providing support for infrastructure projects that have a negative net present value in their appraisals.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government published a new version of the Green Book in February. This ensures that government decisions are no longer based solely on single metrics, such as benefit-cost ratios or net present social values. They must instead take into account the fu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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