The government has launched a new consultation on the governance, structure and operation of the National Infrastructure Commission.

The National Audit Office is warning that a third of major government projects due to deliver in the next five years, including infrastructure and construction, are rated as being in doubt or unachievable if action is not taken to improve delivery.

Almost 9 out of 10 people in Britain want to see investment in new infrastructure – but many also want more of a say in how it’s planned and delivered, according to a new survey published today.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has seen its budget cut by 15% over the course of this parliament in the Spending Review – but the Chancellor said the £2.3 billion flood defence spend had been protected.

A new All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure was launched last week – former Transport Minister and new member of the Treasury Select Committee Stephen Hammond MP will be the Group’s Chair.

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, Lord O’Neill, has signed the founding Articles of Agreement of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) at a formal ceremony in Beijing.

The Committee on Climate Change, the UK Government’s independent adviser on climate change, says early action in the new Parliament is needed to keep the UK’s emissions reductions on track and to adapt to climate change, including measures to address water scarcity and increasing flood risk.

Leading engineers have urged Government to “act with caution” when making spending cuts in areas such as flood risk management, that could impact on the resilience of the UK and its infrastructure networks.

The UK Regulators Network has launched a new consultation seeking views on its proposals to help make the process of crossing or working near the pipes, wires and other equipment of utility network operators easier, quicker and cheaper.

The UK Regulators Network, which counts Ofwat, Ofgem, the Civil Avlation Authority, Ofcom and the Office of Rail Regulation among its members, has published a report setting out the results of the first phase of its Cross-sector Resilience project and its plans for further work in phase two.