The RTPI has outlined its response to the UK Government’s ‘Industrial Strategy’ saying ‘it fails to link up with other government strategies such as housing and the environment’.
The RTPI writes:
The RTPI says that house building and environmental protection present major economic and technological innovation opportunities that need to be exploited by the Industrial Strategy. Conversely, the Strategy has huge implications on these (and other areas like research and education) that warrant their close integration.
Richard Blyth, RTPI Head of Policy and Research, said: ‘The Government has just launched a Housing White Paper, but construction skills is not drawn out as a priority in the Industrial Strategy. This is just one example that shows the need for much greater clarity on how the Strategy will work with other strategies, and how it can take advantage of the opportunities they pose. Another crucial missing link, in our view, is the area of environment and climate change. The 25-year Environmental Plan that the Government has committed to produce, and the country’s obligations under the Climate Change act and Clean Growth Plan should all shape the Industrial Strategy and the design of mutually compatible targets. But these have received little attention in the current Green Paper.’
See the RTPI’s full response to Industrial Strategy Green Paper
