National Infrastructure Commission

UK tops infrastructure investment poll

A new poll of infrastructure investment attractiveness ranks the UK as number one, but highlights the need to deliver on pipeline promises.

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Infrastructure Commission invites submissions on critical challenges

Call for evidence on northern connectivity, London’s transport infrastructure and energy supply will run until January 2016

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Can a National Infrastructure Commission really navigate the ‘too difficult’ basket?

Given the quality and robustness of data on supply and demand across UK infrastructure, it should be relatively straight forward to navigate the politics of prioritisation, shouldn’t it? Beth West assesses the challenge.

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Message from the editor | Issue 14 | Oct 15

As Sir John Armitt explains in this month’s Infrastructure Intelligence, for once the two main political parties agree that an independent long term assessment of the UK’s infrastructure needs is worth having, says Antony Oliver.

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Moving infrastructure beyond a lick and a promise

All eyes are on the new infrastructure commissioners, appointed last week, as they begin their programme of work to determine Britain’s infrastructure priorities. CECA’s Marie-Claude Hemming explains the challenge.

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Big vision and great design key to UK infrastructure future, says Sadie Morgan

National Infrastructure Commission must deliver efficient infrastructure but also “create places that we truly deserve and love being in”, says HS2 design panel chair and NIC commissioner.

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Industry backs Chancellor's new Infrastructure Commission appointments

New “long-term strategy to ensure the UK’s infrastructure truly meets the expectations of business and the general public” and £100bn spending commitment by 2020 underlines government’s support for infrastructure investment.

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£100bn? Excellent - but devil is in the detail

Promise of £100bn of spending on infrastructure up to 2020 is welcome news, says AECOM’s Richard Robinson, but industry urgently needs the detail of what it is to be spent on so the projects can start to move.

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Heseltine and Armitt top line up as Osborne names Infrastructure Commission

Chancellor George Osborne backs National Infrastructure Commission with £100bn spending commitment to ‘get Britain building’ new roads, rail, flood defences and other vital projects in this Parliament.

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Pace of infrastructure project pipeline delivery too slow, says UK business

UK infrastructure quality is increasing but vital economically significant infrastructure projects are still progressing too slowly, according to CBI/AECOM survey of UK businesses.

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