CIHT was active at the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat Party Conferences in the last few weeks.

CIHT partnered with RTPI to host fringe events at each conference. The title of the fringe was ‘How can planning help deliver the transport infrastructure we need?'.

Over 200 attendees attended the 3 fringes which featured contributions from:

Labour


•    Janet Askew, Vice-President, RTPI
•    David Gibby, President, CIHT
•    Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Shadow Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government
•    Cllr Tony Newman – Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board of the LGA
•    Sue Percy, Chief Executive, CIHT
•    Trudi Elliott, Chief Executive, RTPI

Conservative


•    Dr Peter Geraghty, Immediate Past President, RTPI
•    Bob Neill MP, Vice-Chairman, Conservative Party
•    Mark Pawsey MP, Member of the Department for Communities & Local Government Select Committee
•    Sue Percy, Chief Executive, CIHT
•    Trudi Elliott, Chief Executive, RTPI
•    Sue Percy, Chief Executive, CIHT
•    Trudi Elliott, Chief Executive, RTPI

Liberal Democrat


•    Cath Ranson, President, RTPI
•    Councillor Ashay Ghai, Deputy Leader, East Dunbartonshire Council
•    Zoe McClelland, Principle Planner, URS
•    Sheila Holden, Immediate Past President, CIHT
•    Rosslyn Stuart, Director of Professional Standards and Development, RTPI

A full write-up will be appearing in the next issue of Transportation Professional.