Creation of the UK Infrastructure Bank

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 12 Oct 2022 Closed: 13 Apr 2023 Parliament page
In June 2021, HM Treasury launched the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) with the aim of encouraging private finance alongside public investment to achieve two strategic objectives: helping to tackle climate change and supporting regional and local economic growth. UKIB is a publicly owned company with the Treasury as sole shareholder. … Read more
5 Recommendations
18 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
3 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 7 events
12 Apr
2023
Report published
23 Feb
2023
Correspondence
25 Jan
2023
Report published
22 Nov
2022
Correspondence
8 Nov
2022
Correspondence
7 Nov
2022
Oral evidence
7 Nov
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
7 Nov 2022
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Creation of the UK Infrastructure Bank
David Lunn · Department of Business and Trade James Bowler CB · HM Treasury John Flint · UK Infrastructure Bank Philip Duffy · Environment Agency Tim Jarvis · Ofgem
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Thirty-Fourth Report - The Creation of the UK Infrastructure Bank HC 45 25 Jan 2023 23 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
8 results
Clear
2 Recommendation Accepted
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The Treasury and the Bank have not yet put in place the conditions necessary for...
The Treasury and the Bank have not yet put in place the conditions necessary for the Bank to be a successful and long-lasting institution. The government wants the Bank to be a “long-lasting institution”, providing financing for infrastructure projects well … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees and states that the Bank will provide the requested information to Parliament by the end of September 2023 and in March 2024, then information will be provided through the Annual Reports and Accounts process, and that the Framework Document and Strategic Steer will be updated to reflect the new statutory footing for the Bank.
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3 Recommendation Accepted
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We are not convinced the Bank has a strategic view of where it best needs...
We are not convinced the Bank has a strategic view of where it best needs to target its investments. The Bank’s 10 deals to date have mostly been relatively conventional investments, including seven loans. While the Bank’s early deals reflected … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees and states that the Bank published its first strategic plan in June 2022, setting out the investment strategy and priority areas, and plans to publish a further update in summer 2023, which will be sent to the Committee.
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4 Recommendation Accepted
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The Bank’s advisory function remains in the early stages of development and uncertainty remains on...
The Bank’s advisory function remains in the early stages of development and uncertainty remains on how it will be funded and how smaller local authorities will benefit from its activities. The Treasury intends the Bank to provide advisory services to … Read more
Government Response
The government will provide the requested information later in Spring 2023 after completion of the pilot projects in Bristol, Greater Manchester, and West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Recognising that the needs of different size local authorities will vary, the Bank has carefully considered how it can deliver effectively across this spectrum.
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5 Recommendation Accepted
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Maximising the Bank’s impact will depend on close cooperation with government departments, but it has...
Maximising the Bank’s impact will depend on close cooperation with government departments, but it has not yet worked out how this will operate in practice. The Treasury intends the Bank to play an important role in achieving key elements of … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees and states a lead point of contact within the Bank has been assigned for key departments to understand government priorities and originate investment opportunities, supported by engagement with senior officials and examples of partnerships, and are now engaging with new departments after the restructuring.
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6 Recommendation Accepted
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The Bank has not fully set out how it will measure and report its performance,...
The Bank has not fully set out how it will measure and report its performance, and how it will evaluate its activities to ensure that it can demonstrate additionality. Evaluation is crucial to ensuring the Bank delivers additionality and that … Read more
Government Response
The Bank will work with the Treasury and UKGI to ensure that future metrics are clear and stretching to ensure the Bank continues to deliver against its strategic objectives, and across its remit. The Bank has already published guidance in October 2022 on how it assesses additionality, and it expects to publish a further document setting out its Impact Framework in the summer of 2023.
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7 Conclusion Accepted
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The Treasury told us it took a “phased approach” to the Bank’s set-up with “checks...
The Treasury told us it took a “phased approach” to the Bank’s set-up with “checks and balances in place” to ensure it would be delivering value for money to the taxpayer.17 The Treasury seconded officials to key Bank posts, and … Read more
Government Response
The Treasury ensured clear governance procedures were in place before opening the UKIB for business, including an agreed Framework Document and appointment of interim Board, with permanent Chair in post, and maintained close oversight as UKIB started to grow its operations.
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16 Conclusion Accepted
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The Bank was set up to address market failures and fill gaps in financing for...
The Bank was set up to address market failures and fill gaps in financing for infrastructure investment.41 The Bank told us that it can do this by taking risk that the market is just not willing to take, for example … Read more
Government Response
The Bank has published its first strategic plan in June 2022, which sets out the Bank’s investment strategy. The Bank has already made 12 deals worth £1.16 billion across a range of priority sectors and have further deals in the pipeline. The Bank’s role is to crowd-in private investment.
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17 Conclusion Accepted
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The Bank’s 10 deals to date have mostly been in relatively conventional investments.45 This total...
The Bank’s 10 deals to date have mostly been in relatively conventional investments.45 This total consists of seven loans and three equity investments made through funds rather than directly. The Treasury told us that the Bank was deliberately designed to … Read more
Government Response
The Bank has published its first strategic plan in June 2022, which sets out the Bank’s investment strategy. The Bank has already made 12 deals worth £1.16 billion across a range of priority sectors and have further deals in the pipeline. The Bank’s role is to crowd-in private investment.
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Government Response AI assessment · 23 of 5 classified
Accepted 8
Acknowledged 12
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 1
Total 5 recs + 18 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
23 Feb 2023 Correspondence from Andrew Griffith MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury, re update on the UK Infrastructure Bank’s (UKIB), dated 2 February 2023
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22 Nov 2022 Correspondence from John Flint, Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Bank, re a profile of the banks interim staff, dated 17 November 2022
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8 Nov 2022 Correspondence from John Flint Chief, Executive Officer, Infrastructure Bank, re update on progress, dated 1 November 2022
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