Retentions bill set for further delay

By Jordan Marshall2019-01-17T06:00:00

House of Commons not scheduled to sit on day Aldous Bill meant to be heard

Plans to reform retention practices in the construction industry look set to be dealt another blow with the second reading of a private members’ bill set to overhaul the practice likely to be pushed back for a fifth time.

Tory MP Peter Aldous’ (pictured) Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill 2017-19, was due to be heard for a second time in the House of Commons on 25 January.

But according to the parliamentary timetable and a spokesperson for parliament the House of Commons is not currently scheduled to sit on that day, meaning its second reading will have to be rearranged.

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