Infrastructure UK (IUK) was a division of

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within the Treasury's Public Services and Growth Directorate, which advised the

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on the long-term infrastructure needs of the UK and provided commercial expertise to support major projects and programmes UK Government
Infrastructure UK
accessed 28 November 2022 between 2010 and 2016. On 1 January 2016, it was merged with

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to form the

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, which reports both to HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office. Its Chief Executive was Geoffrey Spence.

Infrastructure costs

The June 2010 Budget announced that Infrastructure UK was to carry out an investigation into the potential for

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in relation to the delivery of

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works for major infrastructure projects, with a mandate to report by the end of 2010. The investigation undertaken between August and December 2010 was led by Infrastructure UK in collaboration with wider government, the

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and relevant industry partners.HM Treasury and Infrastructure UK
Infrastructure Cost Review: Main Report
published December 2010, accessed 28 November 2022

Advisory Council

Infrastructure UK had an Advisory Council which met every quarter. In addition to the non-executive chair

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(former Chair of

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), the council was composed of the following members, which included private sector representatives: *

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, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury *

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, 2nd Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury *

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, Permanent Secretary, DFT * Martin Donnelly, Permanent Secretary, BIS *

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, Permanent Secretary, Defra * Peter Schofield, Director General for Neighbourhoods, DCLG * Simon Virley, Director General for Energy & Markets Infrastructure Group, DECC * Chris Bolt, Independent Consultant * Keith Clarke, Chairman,

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* Cressida Hogg, Managing Partner Infrastructure, 3i * Ian Tyler, Former Chief Executive, Balfour Beatty Plc * James Cameron, Chairman, Climate Change Capital * Professor Sir Keith Burnett, Vice Chancellor,

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, Chief Executive, National Grid

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Infrastructure costs

Advisory Council

See also

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