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Michèle Dix to join National Infrastructure Commission
The Chancellor has today (10 October 2023) appointed Michèle Dix CBE – a former managing director of Crossrail 2 and director of planning at Transport for London – as a new Commissioner to join the National Infrastructure Commission. Announcing the appointment, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said: “We need high quality infrastructure to deliver...
Sir John Armitt reappointed Chair and Julia Prescot appointed Deputy Chair
Sir John Armitt has been reappointed as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission for a further two years while current Commissioner Julia Prescot has been appointed Deputy Chair. In an announcement made by HM Treasury today (10 January 2023), the Chancellor has confirmed that Sir John’s tenure as Chair will now end in January 2025...
Bridget Rosewell steps down as a Commissioner
Bridget Rosewell is stepping down as a National Infrastructure Commissioner and will now support the Commission as a specialist adviser in the run up to the next National Infrastructure Assessment. The change in role follows Bridget’s appointment as a non-executive director of the UK Infrastructure Bank. During her seven-year tenure at the Commission, Bridget contributed...
Commission’s plan to play its part in embedding diversity in infrastructure decision making
The National Infrastructure Commission has set out a roadmap for ensuring its own staff team reflects the diversity of the UK, alongside making inclusion a key factor in analysing future policy questions to help infrastructure better serve the needs of all users. The Commission’s Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2020-23 outlines plans to attract and retain...
Dame Kate Barker steps down
Dame Kate Barker has stepped down as a National Infrastructure Commissioner following her appointment as Chair-elect of the Universities Superannuation Scheme. During her time at the Commission, Dame Kate led policy development on water supply, flooding and on the relationship between housing development and infrastructure. She was one of four Commissioners appointed in April 2017....
James Heath appointed National Infrastructure Commission’s Chief Executive
James Heath, currently Director of Digital Infrastructure at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Infrastructure Commission. James led DCMS through the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review and Telecoms Supply Chain Review, and had overall responsibility for broadband, mobile and telecoms security policy, and the Government’s...
Armitt appointed as Commission Chair
Sir John Armitt has been appointed as the new Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission. He takes over from Lord Adonis, who resigned at the end of 2017. Sir John was formerly Deputy Chairman and has been a member of the Commission since it was formed in 2015. As Chair, he will lead the Commission...
Interim arrangements announced for Commission leadership
Sir John Armitt is to lead the National Infrastructure Commission, while a replacement is found for Lord Adonis as chairman. Sir John is deputy chairman and has been a member of the Commission since its formation in 2015. A permanent replacement for Lord Adonis as chairman will be appointed in due course. Later this year,...