Sir John Armitt appointed chair of the National Infrastructure Commission

James Murray
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Infrastructure chief says influential commission will remain committed to tackling thekey challenges of "congestion, capacity and carbon"

Sir John Armitt was today named as the new permanent chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), stepping into the role vacated by Lord Andrew Adonis' resignation from the influential advisory...

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