The CPA Economics Director, Professor Noble Francis said "We welcome the 10-year infrastructure strategy and the government’s ambitions for the UK's critical infrastructure needs over the next decade, with its intention to attract private investment in a more sustainable and realistic way than previous PFI schemes. However, in order for this strategy to be useful for the construction supply chain and help make the case at board level for major investments in skills, capacity and more efficient methods to deliver the ambitious infrastructure work within the Strategy, industry will need to know when these projects will realistically start and how long they are expected to take. This essential information will hopefully be included in the government’s infrastructure pipeline, which is scheduled for publication next month."
