AQW 9920/22-27

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 11/04/2024
Answered On Date: 13/05/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail their Department's role in ensuring infrastructure projects taken forward by Executive Departments provide clear value for money.

Answer:

The Strategic Investment Board (SIB) has a statutory role to advise bodies carrying out major investment projects on the delivery of such projects. SIB does this by providing research, consultancy, advisory and other services and general assistance. SIB also has a statutory role to advise the Executive in relation to the formulation and implementation of its programme of major investment projects. This is discharged primarily through the Investment Strategy, and examination of systemic issues, such as the root causes of delays.

Ultimately responsibility for ensuring value for money on specific projects rests with individual departments.