In response, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, Nick Baveystock, said:
“Labour’s manifesto rightly acknowledges the critical role of infrastructure in fostering economic growth, the need for further devolution and an ambitious decarbonisation target. It also recognises the need to create certainty across the investment community and given the constraints on public finances - whoever wins come 7 May - this has never been more important.
“However, certainty is generated through consistency and continuity in infrastructure policy. While the National Infrastructure Commission proposal is well-argued and we agree some form of independent body is needed to stand infrastructure decisions above political fault lines, we remain concerned that creating a new entity from scratch could stall momentum and shake confidence.”
The Labour Party manifesto can be downloaded at www.labour.org.uk/manifesto/all
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