Written Question·Treasury·UIN 14513

Investment: Public Sector

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

ConservativeFylde

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the updated HM Treasury Green Book on the geographic distribution of public investment across the UK.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
The new Green Book ensures that investment decisions are no longer based solely on single metrics, such as benefit-cost ratios, and that decisions instead take into account the full range of impacts on people and places. This new approach will shape impor...

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