UK Infrastructure: An Update & Forward Look

UK Infrastructure Conference –

2nd December, 2013

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Paul Skinner Chairman, Infrastructure UK

Infrastructure UK – Focus Areas

• Planning and prioritisation

• Enabling private sector capital

• Improved project delivery

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Crossrail

Planning and Prioritisation

• Clear focus on capital programmes

• £300bn investment in next parliament

• Major investment in Transport- roads and HS2

• Superfast broadband in 95% of homes

• Long-term funding for science/flood protection

• NIP 2013 as part of Autumn Statement

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Managed Motorway

Construction of flood defences – Hereford, England

Enabling Infrastructure Financing

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• UK Guarantee Scheme – £ 33 billion to date

• Growth in inward investment

• Pensions Infrastructure Platform

• Reform of PFI (PF2)

Drax Power Station, Selby - Recipient of a UK guarantee

More Effective Delivery

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• Appointment of Lord Deighton

• Departmental capacity plans

• Major infrastructure tracker

• Cost Review implementation

• Simplified planning system Olympics Stadium, London

Looking Forward

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• NIP and Pipeline

• Local/regional development

• Facilitating finance

• Enhanced delivery

• Integration across Government

HS2