Kinnock backs ICE Infrastructure Bank plan

摘要

Former European transport commissioner Neil Kinnock and author/economist Will Hutton voiced their support for a national infrastructure investment bank at the Labour Party conference in Brighton last week Both agreed that there was a need for such a bank to ensure that nationally significant infrastructure projects, such as the high-speed rail network, have a secure source of funding. Lord Mandelson also commented on the need for "innovative models" to supply funds for future investment in his speech at the conference.