National Policy Statements: Liaison Committee meets to agree sub-committee members

There are 12 designated National Policy Statements ranging across energy, transport, water, waste water and waste.

National Policy Statements set out the Government’s thinking behind decisions to develop different types of nationally significant infrastructure. These are usually large-scale developments which requires a specific type of consent set out in planning legislation.

Before they are published, National Policy Statements are required to go through an extensive process of consultation which includes a specific level of parliamentary scrutiny. The sub-committee will meet to decide to either refer the scrutiny work to an existing Departmental select committee or establish a dedicated committee.

Members

• Simon Hoare MP (Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs) (Chair of the sub-Committee)
• Liam Byrne MP (Business & Trade)
• Ruth Cadbury MP (Transport)
• Alistair Carmichael MP (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
• Florence Eshalomi MP (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
• Sir Bernard Jenkin MP (Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments)
• Ruth Jones MP (Welsh Affairs)

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees

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