All NIC articles
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Comment
Industry must get behind the NIC’s call for change
The government will not achieve its infrastructure goals – and more big firms will inevitably go under – unless the industry quickly works out how to do its job better. The NIC’s recent report makes that clear, writes Andy Beard at Mace
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News
‘Systemic weaknesses’ drive up UK infrastructure costs by as much as 25%, NIC finds
New report comes as government announces creation of new body combining NIC with IPA
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Labour pledges to merge NIC and IPA if elected in infrastructure shake-up
Policy the result of party’s review into major project delivery
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Armitt warns infrastructure plans need speeding up as NIC review says more detail needed on proposals
Annual report also recommends multi-year financial settlements for mayors and councils to ensure spending certainty
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Features
Five key takeaways from the second National Infrastructure Assessment
With a total of 46 recommendations across 222 pages, it’s no surprise the report took two years to compile. ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø sifts through the key points
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Infrastructure authority needs power to refer failing projects to NAO, says Lords committee
Recommendations follow short inquiry into infrastructure policymaking and delivery
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John Armitt re-appointed to lead government infrastructure advisor
Ex-Olympic delivery boss to lead NIC for further two years
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Stricter controls on developments needed to stem flooding risk, NIC says
Government’s infrastructure advisors said £12bn of drainage network upgrades needed over next 30 years to tackle extreme weather caused by climate change
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Hold nerve on long term projects, infrastructure chief tells government
National Infrastructure Commission chair John Armitt says ripping up plans amid crisis over rising bills will increase costs in future
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UK’s infrastructure priorities over the next three decades revealed
National Infrastructure Commission sets out nine areas most in need of government investment ahead of official report due in 2023
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Firms should face fines if they fail to remove 100% of their carbon emissions, government told
National Infrastructure Commission warns that Industries and taxpayers will need to pay £40bn a year on carbon removals by 2050
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Infrastructure commission asks firms to advise on carbon capture tech
Government wants net zero emissions by 2050
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HS2 puts £156m switches and crossings job up for grabs
News follows PM’s attempt to reassure infrastructure groups on future of railway’s eastern leg to Leeds
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NIC appoints 10-strong team to new design group
 Sadie Morgan was named as chair last February
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NIC looks for experts to join its design group
Group led by Sadie Morgan is looking to increase influence of design on schemes
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Armitt tells government to keep backing Oxford-Cambridge arc
Opponents says greenfield the size of Birmingham will be ripped up
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Infrastructure report prompts warnings that overseas investors will pull nuclear funding
Commission said UK should concentrate on renewable energy in the future