Restoration and Renewal (Report of the Joint Committee)
Debate between Valerie Vaz and John Hayes(7 years ago)
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Valerie Vaz
I absolutely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. Those two amazing projects have been, and continue to be, delivered.
Mr John Hayes
My hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Michael Fabricant) asked about the delivery authority and who will make the decisions. It is clear that that authority will make many critical decisions and, as the hon. Lady says, it will contain experts. Will those experts be voting members? Will they take key decisions? Or will it just be the parliamentarians who will be voting members on the authority?
Valerie Vaz
The delivery authority, with its experts, will carry out the day-to-day work. They are the experts in every aspect. Members here have other jobs to do, and they will be on the sponsor body. However, the delivery authority will be accountable to the sponsor body. As I have explained, Sir David Higgins is an absolute expert at this, and he ensured that both the projects that have just been mentioned were successful.