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Letter to government on business models for net zero technologies

Letter to government on business models for net zero technologies

Commission Chair Sir John Armitt has written to government setting out the need to accelerate efforts to encourage private investment in the energy infrastructure pivotal to achieving net zero and energy security. In a letter to the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Sir John highlights the importance of...

23 Feb 2024 By
Letter to Ofwat on water company asset management
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Letter to Ofwat on water company asset management

Commission Chief Executive James Heath has written to Ofwat Chief Executive David Black about asset management in the water sector, specifically the approach to ‘base cost’ maintenance costs for ensuring day-to-day services (e.g. replacing water mains pipes). The letter raises concerns about the lack of a consistent understanding of asset condition across the sector and...

19 May 2023 By
NIC and CCC call for urgent action to protect infrastructure from climate risks
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NIC and CCC call for urgent action to protect infrastructure from climate risks

The National Infrastructure Commission and Climate Change Committee have written jointly to government urging ministers to take steps to improve the resilience of key infrastructure services to the effects of climate change. Building on recent reports by both organisations, the advisory bodies set out five steps to accelerate national adaptation planning to protect key networks:...

27 Apr 2023 By
Letter to Planning Minister from Design Group Chair: Design excellence & National Policy Statements
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Letter to Planning Minister from Design Group Chair: Design excellence & National Policy Statements

Commission Design Group Chair Sadie Morgan has written to Lucy Frazer, the Minister of State for Housing and Planning at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, setting out the value of including clear guidance on the value of design in all of the National Policy Statements which set the strategic priorities for the...

5 Dec 2022 By
Act now to secure energy and climate security, NIC and CCC advise new Prime Minister
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Act now to secure energy and climate security, NIC and CCC advise new Prime Minister

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and the Climate Change Committee (CCC) have written to the new Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, setting out the positive case for action on energy efficiency, low carbon heat and renewables in the face of the current cost of living crisis. The letter, published today (Wednesday), sets...

7 Sep 2022 By
Letter to Environment Secretary from Commission Chair: floods policy

Letter to Environment Secretary from Commission Chair: floods policy

Commission Chair Sir John Armitt has written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon George Eustice MP, setting out the Commission’s views in response to to the government’s recently updated flooding and coastal erosion risk management strategy for England, launched on 14 July 2020.

11 Aug 2020 By
Letter to the Chancellor on four tests for a successful National Infrastructure Strategy

Letter to the Chancellor on four tests for a successful National Infrastructure Strategy

National Infrastructure Commission Chair Sir John Armitt has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to set out four tests which the forthcoming National Infrastructure Strategy will need to meet, in order to deliver the ambitious, long-term vision for the UK’s infrastructure set out in the National Infrastructure Assessment. These are: A long term perspective – the...

13 May 2019 By
Letter to BEIS Select Committee Chair Rachel Reeves MP on energy efficiency

Letter to BEIS Select Committee Chair Rachel Reeves MP on energy efficiency

Following an evidence session to the BEIS Select Committee inquiry on energy efficiency in April 2019, National Infrastructure Commission chief executive Phil Graham wrote to committee chair Rachel Reeves MP to clarify the Commission’s position on energy efficiency and correct two errors in chapter two of the National Infrastructure Assessment which were identified during the session. The...

23 Apr 2019 By
Heathrow: letter from Sir Howard Davies and Sir John Armitt to MPs
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Heathrow: letter from Sir Howard Davies and Sir John Armitt to MPs

In July 2015 the Airports Commission published its final report, recommending the construction of a third runway at Heathrow as the best option for expanding the UK’s airport capacity. Earlier this week, the Government laid its final Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) before Parliament, which supports the expansion of Heathrow. Ahead of the expected vote...

7 Jun 2018 By
Dr Demis Hassabis’s resignation as Commissioner

Dr Demis Hassabis’s resignation as Commissioner

Correspondence between Dr Demis Hassabis and the Chair of the Commission regarding Dr Hassabis’s resignation as a Commissioner.

2 Jan 2018 By
Freight Study – letter from the Chancellor to Lord Adonis

Freight Study – letter from the Chancellor to Lord Adonis

Letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission Lord Adonis on plans for a study into freight.

30 Nov 2017 By

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