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Government Infrastructure Strategy: Logistics UK responds


The UK government published a new 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy on 19 June, setting out long-term plans to deliver and improve infrastructure, and drive growth.

Announcing the strategy Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said it would be backed by "at least" £725 billion of public capital investment over the next decade. The newly established National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) will first publish the new Infrastructure Pipeline, developed through this strategy, in July.

NISTA will also be responsible for advising ministers on go/no-go decisions for major projects, and helping government to understand if projects are properly designed, deliverable, and adequately financed. Transport is a major focus of the strategy, with it referencing that good connections are crucial for enhancing productivity, making it easier for firms to buy and sell goods in different places, to different people, fostering competition which leads to greater economic specialisation.

On freight and logistics, it states that connections to ports, airports, freeports and investment zones enable firms to import and export goods and asserts that transport improvements can enable efficient movement of freight at each stage of the journey.

Speaking about the National Infrastructure Strategy, Jonathan Walker, Logistics UK’s Head of Infrastructure and Planning Policy said: “After many years of chronic underinvestment in the UK’s infrastructure, the publication on 9 June 2025 of the government’s national infrastructure strategy is long overdue to support the work of the nation’s logistics businesses, says business group Logistics UK.

"Our members deliver all that the country’s businesses, hospitals, schools and homes need every day, but their work has been hampered in recent years by crumbling infrastructure and a lack of priority for maintenance and development.

“The funding for the Lower Thames Crossing and investment in the country’s ageing bridges and tunnels announced earlier this week is a very welcome first step in the rejuvenation of the country’s infrastructure which will directly support the government’s ambitious growth agenda. The government must continue to take a long-term strategic view in its infrastructure plans to ensure that development is not hampered by stop-start processes that have held back genuine progress in the past.

“If our members are to help deliver the government’s ambitious plans for growth, it is vital that this strategy actually delivers a meaningful improvement to infrastructure delivery in the UK, with an emphasis on the resilience of our critical supply chains. The government must now engage effectively with the logistics sector to make this a reality.”

Full details of the government's 10-year Infrastructure Strategy can be found here.

Published On: 19/06/2025 15:11:07

 

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