{"value":{"id":677680,"memberId":3929,"member":null,"memberRole":"The Economic Secretary to the Treasury","uin":"HCWS431","dateMade":"2017-01-24T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"HM Treasury","title":"National Infrastructure Commission","text":"<p>I wish to update the House on the establishment of the National Infrastructure Commission.</p><p>The purpose of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is to provide expert, impartial analysis of the long-term infrastructure needs of the country. The NIC reports on high-priority issues and produces an in-depth, independent assessment of the UK’s major infrastructure needs on a 30-year time horizon.</p><p>On 12 October 2016 the government informed the House that the NIC would be established on a permanent basis as an Executive Agency of HM Treasury in January 2017. [HCWS181]</p><p>The government is today establishing the NIC as an Executive Agency of HM Treasury, and the Treasury is today publishing a Framework Document. The Framework Document sets out the broad framework within which the NIC will operate, and outlines its roles and responsibilities. A copy of the Framework Document has been deposited in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p>","house":"Commons","noticeNumber":3,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":677688,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2017-01-24T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/677680","method":"GET"}]}