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National Infrastructure Plan 'fundamentally flawed', warns FMB
26/10/10
Edited by Tom Bardsley.The UK's first-ever National Infrastructure Plan is "fundamentally flawed", as it overlooks the need to deliver new housing vital for sustainable economic growth, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned.
Prime minister David Cameron unveiled the plan in a speech to the Confederation of British Industry.
He said it would unlock £200 billion in public and private sector investment to deliver modernised roads and railways in order to boost Britain's competitiveness by reducing congestion and shipping issues.
However, FMB director of external affairs Brian Berry said Downing Street cannot afford to ignore the need for more residential property.
"The government is right to prioritise greening the existing housing stock through its Green Deal but it must not forget that the country desperately needs more housing if we are to have a sustained economic recovery," he commented.
Earlier this week, climate change minister Greg Barker said the coalition intends to carry out a "comprehensive refurb" of the UK's 14 million homes over the next decade in order to improve their environmental performance.
