Infrastructure UK

Infrastructure UK (IUK) was a division of HM Treasury within the Treasury's Public Services and Growth Directorate, which advised the UK government on the long-term infrastructure needs of the UK and provided commercial expertise to support major projects and programmes [1] between 2010 and 2016.[2]

Its Chief Executive was Geoffrey Spence.

Infrastructure UK had an Advisory Council which met every quarter. In addition to the non-executive chair Paul Skinner (former Chair of Rio Tinto), the council was composed of the following members, which included private sector representatives:

  • Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury
  • John Kingman, 2nd Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury
  • Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary, DFT
  • Martin Donnelly, Permanent Secretary, BIS
  • Bronwyn Hill, 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, Forum for the Future
  • 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, University of Sheffield
  • Steve Holliday, Chief Executive, National Grid

Merger with MPA

On 1 January 2016, it was merged with Major Projects Authority to form the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.[3]

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