1. National Spatial Framework - a business perspective Lucinda Turner Head of Infrastructure, CBI

2. Key Drivers need for more joined up approach need for more joined up approach longer-term strategic planning longer-term strategic planning aligning objectives: economic/social/environment aligning objectives: economic/social/environment importance of delivering infrastructure importance of delivering infrastructure key challenges: growth areas, surface access etc key challenges: growth areas, surface access etc maximising regional potential maximising regional potential bottom up as well as top down bottom up as well as top down learning from other countries? learning from other countries?

3. Some potential tensions... certainty v flexibility / innovation certainty v flexibility / innovation prioritisation v wish lists prioritisation v wish lists clear priorities v picking winners clear priorities v picking winners public v private funding (different approach?) public v private funding (different approach?) political objectives v second guessing the market political objectives v second guessing the market co-ordination v bureaucracy co-ordination v bureaucracy catalyst v constraint / pull v push catalyst v constraint / pull v push tackling inequality v investing in success tackling inequality v investing in success balance v anodyne result balance v anodyne result ambition v ability to deliver ambition v ability to deliver

4. Is it workable? format & focus? format & focus? level of prescription eg location / project specific? level of prescription eg location / project specific? timescales & review? timescales & review? who to lead / skills? who to lead / skills? link to funding? link to funding? involvement of private sector? involvement of private sector? evidence base & prioritisation? evidence base & prioritisation? securing broad buy-in? securing broad buy-in? interaction with other processes - RSS, RES, etc? interaction with other processes - RSS, RES, etc?...delivery, delivery, delivery...delivery, delivery, delivery