Debates between Baroness Whitaker and Baroness Swinburne during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Capital Projects: Spending

Debate between Baroness Whitaker and Baroness Swinburne
Thursday 26th October 2023

(1 year ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Swinburne Portrait Baroness Swinburne (Con)
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In the first instance, this applies only to all new spending and all new capital. It does not apply to anything that was previously done before February. HMT is taking a proportionate approach to approving business cases. That means that the new delegation approach has not yet caused any delays to DLUHC’s ability to deliver on levelling up, or, as I understand, our partners’.

Baroness Whitaker Portrait Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
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My Lords, is it still the case that, when the Treasury computes the cross-benefits of departmental proposals, it does not take account of the benefit and savings accrued to a department other than the one which will own the programme or the capital outlay?

Baroness Swinburne Portrait Baroness Swinburne (Con)
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I apologise to the noble Baroness because I do not know the answer to that. I will get back to her in writing.