Jurisdiction United Kingdom Parent Non-ministerial government department HM Treasury | Annual budget Unknown | |
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Formed 5 October 2015 (5 October 2015) Non-ministerial government department executives Lord Adonis, Chairman
Phil Graham, Chief Executive Website www.gov.uk/government/organisations/national-infrastructure-commission/ | ||
The UK National Infrastructure Commission was established on 5 October 2015 as the non-ministerial government department responsible for providing expert advice to HM Government on the pressing infrastructure challenges facing the United Kingdom. The Government plans to use legislation to set the Commission up as an independent body. Chancellor George Osborne appointed Lord Adonis as the first chairman.
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Commissioners
Reports
As part of its work, the Commission has published several reports on infrastructure in the UK as well as recommendations for its improvement.
Smart Power
The first report looked into the UK energy market, exploring how supply and demand can better be balanced as well as making recommendations for future infrastructure programs.
Transport for a World City
The second report explored options for improving transport within and around the London area and strongly advocated the construction of Crossrail 2 as its main proposal.
High Speed North
This report explored options for improving connectivity across the North of England. Options include High Speed 3, upgrades to the motorway network, investment in conventional railways and a new Trans-pennine Tunnel.
Future reports
At the UK 2016 Budget, it was announced that the Commission would perform two new studies, one on 5G communications (with a case study on the South West) and the second on unlocking growth on the Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford corridor.