All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure launched
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.
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - UK signs agreement and commits £2 billion
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.
CCC calls for UK Govt to take urgent action to avoid rising costs and impacts of climate change
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.
Budget: engineers warn on cuts affecting flood defence infrastructure
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.
UK regulators consult on infrastructure crossover works by utilities
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.
Regulators move resilience of UK infrastructure up the agenda
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.
New tidal lagoon project planned at Cardiff
The Planning Inspectorate has been notified that the developers of the Tidal Lagoon Swansea project intend to make a new application for a new tidal lagoon at Cardiff.
RJ McLeod win £31m+ Selkirk Flood Scheme contract
Glasgow-based construction company RJ McLeod has won the main £31m-plus construction works contract to build the Selkirk Flood Protection Scheme.
Government brings down infrastructure costs for third year running
The Government has brought down infrastructure costs for the third year running, according to the third annual report of the Infrastructure Cost Review programme published today by HM Treasury.
ICE warns on UK infrastructure – new report downgrades flood management
The Institution of Civil Engineers’ latest State of the Nation report has warned that “tough choices” must be made over prioritising future infrastructure projects and highlighted inadequate resilience to flooding and the decline in maintenance of flood defences, with water ranked as "adequate for now."