NIC publishes second National Infrastructure Assessment and report

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The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has published a report following its second National Infrastructure Assessment in which it carried out an overall assessment of the UK’s infrastructure requirements. The report sets out a transformation programme for key UK infrastructure sectors and networks including energy and transport over the next 30 years, assessing the infrastructure needs within UK government competence and identifying the policies and funding to meet them. In the report, the NIC sets out core recommendations to the government including adding low carbon and flexible technologies to the electricity system to ensure supply remains reliable, investing in public transport upgrades in England’s largest regional cities to unlock economic growth and ensuring gigabit capable broadband is available nationwide by 2030 to support the market to roll out new 5G services. The report also highlights a long-term target of ensuring funded plans are in place to significantly reduce the number of properties that are at...