Yesterday’s UK Budget announcement from the chancellor Rachel Reeves has underlined the government’s commitment to infrastructure investment and improving delivery through streamlining the planning system.
Rachel Ellison, managing director for advisory and programme delivery for UK and Europe at Mott MacDonald, has responded to the announcements: “The chancellor has shown continued support for infrastructure in her Budget. The certainty that this creates is essential to enable businesses to confidently invest in order to realise the ambitions set out earlier this year in the 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy.
Commenting on the nuclear announcements, Mott MacDonald development director for energy Clare Rhodes-James said: “The commitment to nuclear and renewables sends a positive message. It was vital for the nuclear sector that the chancellor confirmed a response to the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce within three months. The recommendations have the potential to significantly reduce costs and uncertainty, while maintaining a strong safety focus, that will be critical to delivering clean power to meet net zero targets.”
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