In June 2010, a coalition government was formed between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties.

In the National Infrastructure Plan, published on 25 October 2010, the Government committed itself to spending £200 billion on infrastructure in the next five years.

The Government is focussing on the following five areas which will contribute to the UK’s economic growth:

• Energy infrastructure
• Transport infrastructure
• Digital communications
• Flood management, water and waste
• Intellectual capital

The PPP Forum is committed to representing its members and engaging with the Government to co-ordinate the efforts in realising the National Infrastructure Plan.

In a recent speech given to the PPP Forum by the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Sassoon, it was said that:

“PPPs will continue to play an important role in Britain’s future infrastructure”

“[M]any...key PFI projects have proven to be good value for money”

“Partnering with the private sector, and the use of private finance, brings significant value to complex public infrastructure projects”

“PPP has brought whole life costing into the public sector; ensured proper due diligence; and drastically improved the risk assessment of projects”

Click here for a copy of the speech.