Infrastructure UK
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Infrastructure UK is a division of HM Treasury
HM Treasury
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy...

 that advises government on the long-term infrastructure needs of the UK and provides commercial expertise to support major projects and programmes.

The Treasury describes it as "a unit within the Treasury's Public Services and Growth Directorate"

James Stewart (previously Chief Executive of Partnerships UK
Partnerships UK
Parnerships UK was an organisation responsible for furthering public-private partnerships in the United Kingdom.-Origins:In July 1997 a private finance initiative taskforce was established within the Treasury to provide central co-ordination for the roll-out of PFI...

) has been replaced by the acting Chief Executive Andrew Rose. It has an Advisory Council that meet every quarter. In addition to the non-executive chair Paul Skinner
Paul Skinner
Paul Skinner is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne.-Early career:...

 (former Chair of Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto Group
The Rio Tinto Group is a diversified, British-Australian, multinational mining and resources group with headquarters in London and Melbourne. The company was founded in 1873, when a multinational consortium of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto river, in Huelva, Spain from the...

), the Advisory Council is composed of the following members, which include private sector representatives::
  • Sir Mark Walport, Director, Wellcome Trust
    Wellcome Trust
    The Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. With an endowment of around £13.9 billion, it is the United Kingdom's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research...

    ;
  • Terry Hill, Chair of the Transport Market, Arup Group;
  • Cressida Hogg, Managing Partner, 3i Investments plc;
  • Steve Holliday
    Steve Holliday
    Steven John Holliday is the chief executive officer of National Grid plc.-Early life:He is the son of Michael and Jean Holliday. He went to Okehampton College. He studied at the University of Nottingham, and gained a BSc in mining engineering in 1978.-Career:Holliday joined Exxon in 1978, where he...

    , Chief Executive, National Grid
    National Grid
    -Electric power transmission systems:*National Grid , the electricity transmission network of Great Britain.*National Grid , the electricity transmission network of Malaysia....

    ;
  • Chris Bolt
    Chris Bolt
    Christopher Bolt Born Oct 16 1982 in Monrovia CA. Interests are bmx,fmx, welding - Railways :In 1994, Bolt moved to the Office of the Rail Regulator to take up appointment as chief economist...

    , PPP
    Public-private partnership
    Public–private partnership describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies...

     Arbiter;
  • John McDonough, Chief Executive, Carillion plc
    Carillion plc
    Carillion plc is a multinational construction-services company headquartered in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...

    ; and
  • Nick Mabey, Founding Director and Chief Executive, E3G;
  • Lin Homer Permanent Secretary, DFT
  • Martin Donnelly Permanent Secretary, BIS
  • Peter Unwin Permanent Secretary, Defra
  • Moira Wallace Permanent Secretary, DECC
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