Tag Archives: Sir John Armitt

The UK must maintain a privatised water sector if it is to achieve the necessary level of investment in infrastructure for future water security, the NIC chair has argued.

At the end of June, the immediate departure of Thames Water chief executive Sarah Bentley resigned with immediate effect as its performance…

Sir John Armitt has been reappointed as chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) for a further two years, while Julia Prescot has been appointed as deputy chair following consultation with the chair.

Armitt has been chair of the NIC since 2018, prior to which he was deputy chair and a…

One of the senior figures who led London’s 2012 Olympic Games bid and then subsequently oversaw its delivery has been appointed as a commissioner of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).

The government has announced that Neale Coleman has been brought in on an initial two year contract. Sir Tim Besley, Sadie…

Sir John Armitt has called on the government to produce a clear plan to support electric vehicles if the UK is to ban petrol or diesel cars from 2030.

Appearing before MPs as part of the Treasury Select Committee’s inquiry into infrastructure Armitt said that the private sector is likely to…

Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) Sir John Armitt has told MPs and Peers that committing to High Speed 2 (HS2) alone will not be enough to revolutionise the UK’s infrastructure.

Speaking to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure, Armitt said that now was the time to implement infrastructure…