Policy studies and reports

The Engineering the Future alliance undertakes policy studies and other activities to support national policy with an engineering dimension. We work with government departments, parliamentary committees and agencies to bring the best engineering expertise to bear on specific policy issues, new technologies and systems delivery. Studies are led by a single partner, usually the organisation with the closest sectoral interests to the subject topic.

Reports

• The Engineering the Future alliance has produced an updated Infrastructure Timelines report that was published earlier in the year. The timelines were based on known government plans and independent expert opinion of what longer term infrastructure issues may need to be considered. This report has been referenced in the updated National Infrastructure Plan 2012 published by Infrastructure UK.
  
  

• Engineering the Future has supported DECC’s work on developing the Nuclear Supply Chain Action Plan by providing access to a number of experts from the professional engineering community. DECC’s final report can be accessed through this link: http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/11/meeting-energy-demand/nuclear/7176-nuclear-supply-chain-action-plan.pdf
  
  

• Engineering the Future report on Nuclear Lessons Learned, Guidance on Best Practice: Welding
  Nuclear Lessons Learned, Guidance on Best Practice: Welding Engineering the Future Nuclear Construction Lessons Learned (April 2012) (5910KB)
  

• An Engineering the Future summary report of the 2011 Engineering the future of water discussion series. These events were a follow up to the original Global Water Security – an engineering perspective report published in 2010
  2011 Engineering the future of water discussion series (April 2012) (1441KB)
  

Archive of reports

Select Committee Evidence

• Engineering the Future submission to Energy and Climate Change Select Committee call for evidence on the Severn Barrage (November 2012)
  Severn Barrage (November 2012) (214KB)

• Engineering the Future submission to Transport Select Committee’s inquiry on Aviation Strategy (October 2012) 
  Aviation Strategy (October 2012) (205KB)

• Engineering the Future submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee’s E Crime inquiry (September 2012)  
  E Crime inquiry (September 2012) (306KB)

• Engineering the Future submission to the House of Lords SME Select Committee on SMEs (September 2012)  
  SMEs (September 2012) (242KB)

Archive of Select Committee Evidence

Consultation Responses

• Engineering the Future response to DECC’s consultation A call for evidence on the role of gas in the electricity market (June 2012)
  Engineering the Future response to DECC’s consultation A call for evidence on the role of gas in the electricity market (June 2012) (316KB)

• Engineering the Future response to DECC’s consultation on The Future of Heating: A strategic framework for low carbon heat in the UK (May 2012)
  The Future of Heating: A strategic framework for low carbon heat in the UK (May 2012) (517KB)

• Engineering the Future response to the Department for Transport consultation on developing a sustainable framework for UK aviation (September 2011)
  Response to the Department for Transport consultation on developing a sustainable framework for UK aviation (September 2011) (334KB)

• Engineering the Future response to the Department for Transport’s consultation on High Speed 2 supported by The Institution of Engineering and Technology and The Royal Academy of Engineering (July 2011)
  Engineering the Future response to the Department for Transport’s consultation on High Speed 2 (1920KB)

Archive of Consultation Responses