Treasury chief secretary Danny Alexander has announced that the Government is to establish a joint industry group to advise on the delivery of its National Infrastructure Plan.
The National Infrastructure Plan Strategic Engagement Forum (NIPSEF) will be co-chaired by Danny Alexander and Dr Nelson Ogunshakin, chief executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering. The Forum will be tasked with monitoring and advising progress on the delivery of the country’s infrastructure needs.
The industry chair will rotate among the senior membership of the Infrastructure Alliance which is made up of four leading trade bodies – the Association for Consultancy and Engineering, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association, the Construction Products Association and the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Dr Ogunshakin said:
“The National Infrastructure Plan is the government’s most important strategic programme to deliver infrastructure, the core driver to UK economic growth.
"Delivering such an ambitious programme of infrastructure expansion on this scale means bringing government and industry together to successfully achieve this goal. This new National Infrastructure Plan Strategic Engagement Forum will place the expertise of industry at the heart of government to make that happen.”
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