Following the King's Speech Kate Jennings, Chief Executive Officer for The Association for Consultancy and Engineering and The Environmental Industries Commission issued the following statement:
"By prioritising an industrial strategy, infrastructure investment and planning at speed, in today's King's Speech, the new government is taking on board key asks from our members. Investment in infrastructure and education for building the capacity of our sector are key to unlocking the UK's potential for growth. A renewed commitment to transparency and accountability will undeniably help in strengthening the stability of the entire project pipeline.
Acknowledgement of the global importance of climate change is also welcomed. We will continue to pursue our engagement with government to address climate goals and placing nature and biodiversity at the heart of new and retrofit development.
Devolving transportation so that the needs of local communities are considered first and foremost also aligns with our asks for better integration of transport to support local communities as well as national needs.
We see these commitments as a positive endorsement of our member's views and a good signal for our sector. We look forward to working in partnership with government to turn their goals for growth into reality."
