Annex B Infrastructure investment pipeline data

B.1 The Government has published, for the first time, infrastructure investment pipeline data on the HM Treasury website.1 This data covers over 500 projects and programmes across both the public and private sectors.

B.2 The infrastructure investment pipeline estimates are indicative and reflect the information held within Government on infrastructure investment combined with other public sources of information. Data about purely private investment is subject to greater uncertainty than that for public sector or regulated investment. To enable analysis, some observations have been estimated to provide annual breakdowns of totals and to fill gaps in the information available. The pipeline data is not comprehensive but reflects the best information available to Government. Projects under £50 million are not included to focus on significant investment. In addition no information on local infrastructure projects that are not funded directly by central Government is available.

B.3 Public funding for projects beyond 2015 is in general not confirmed. Economically regulated investment in energy and water networks is also not generally confirmed beyond currently determined regulatory periods. The pipeline data are designed to provide a sense of the scale of investment that is expected but should not be taken as a commitment in each and every case.

Table B.1: Overview of infrastructure investment pipeline data

B.4 The data on the Treasury website has been released in spreadsheet format and includes information on project / programme name, location, ownership, funding and costs.

B.5 The infrastructure investment pipeline data will be refreshed annually.

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1 www.hm-treasury.gov.uk