Martin Stanley, Chair of the Infrastructure Commission says:
“Reliable, resilient and efficient infrastructure provides the vital underpinning to London’s competitiveness. Recent years have seen considerable investment in renewing and improving vital networks – but more needs to be done. We need better coordination between national government, London government and the providers of London’s infrastructure, to ensure the needs of both consumers and businesses are considered.”
Martin Stanley, Chairman, London First Infrastructure Commission
Infrastructure Commission
The London Infrastructure Commission was set up to consider the challenges and opportunities involved in the provision of strategic infrastructure for London.
London faces a number of significant challenges to effective infrastructure operation and delivery. Pressure will be placed on existing networks as more people live in and move around the city. By 2031, London’s population is forecast to grow by over one million, resulting in up to 900,000 new households and 600,000 new jobs. This comes at a time when there will be very considerable pressure on public expenditure.
All major competitiveness indices rate infrastructure as a significant issue in determining a city’s success. For London to remain a leading world city as it emerges from the recession it needs world-class infrastructure – principally water, waste, transport, energy and ICT – that will support the city’s quality of life, competitiveness and economic growth.
In January, the Commission issued a Call for Evidence, inviting business leaders and stakeholders to make written submissions, based on their expertise and experience as well as wider observations on London’s long-term infrastructure needs. After the initial consultation period, the Commission invited experts to give oral evidence at individual hearings.
The Commission has developed recommendations for regulators, local government and national government for the short, medium and longer terms, drawing on both supply side and demand side perspectives.
World class infrastructure for a world city – full report (November 2010)
World class infrastructure for a world city – executive summary (November 2010)
Written evidence received
Discussion sessions held
Commissioners:
Chair – Martin Stanley, Global Head of the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Group
Terry Hill, Chairman, Global Transport Market, Arup
Nick Pollard, Chief Executive Officer, Bovis Lend Lease
Ann Bishop, Managing Director, Indepen
Dr. Timothy Stone, Chairman, Global Infrastructure Projects, KPMG
Sir Adrian Montague, Chairman, London First
Prof. Tony Travers, Director, LSE London, London School of Economics
Commissioners' biographies
Please contact Anna Ridler for further information.
Useful links – other London First activity on infrastructure:
- Greater Returns: Transport Priorities for Growth – London First study concluding that government should adopt a credible, transparent and consistently applied framework for prioritising UK transport projects based on their long-term contribution to the wider economy.
- Supporting UK growth while balancing the budget – This report focuses on the major challenges the government will face in returning to a balanced budget while supporting sustainable long-term economic growth. It covers efficiency gains, frameworks for decision making, tax policy and maintaining planned investment in London’s transport infrastructure.
- Holding the line: The economic benefits of modernising the Tube – This report sets out how improvements in passenger experience could be made along with economic benefits of modernising the Tube in tandem with delivering Crossrail.
- Cutting the Capital's Carbon Footprint – Delivering Decentralised Energy – This report builds on London First's 2008 recommendations for ways to meet the Mayoral objective to decentralise a quarter of London's energy provision by 2025.
- Imagine a world class Heathrow – A London First-commissioned study of the regulatory controls governing Heathrow airport suggests potential short and medium-term solutions to restore Heathrow to world-class status.
