Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the achievements of the Acceleration Unit; and what the workplan is for that unit.

The Secretary of State receives regular updates on the work of the Acceleration Unit and achievements are assessed on the basis that Acceleration Unit was established with the overall objective to speed up the delivery of infrastructure projects and the implementation of policy initiatives. The Acceleration Unit performs valuable work at the Department for Transport and has oversight of the departmental contribution to cross-Whitehall activity in relation to acceleration, particularly work on reforming the planning system, utilities, and how DfT can use improved governance to efficiently deliver projects.