Policy News – Page 21
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NewsHousing associations given £500m boost to fund affordable homes
Housing secretary has announced Homes England’s new strategic partners
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NewsHackitt frustrated by government's slow response to report
Whitehall took seven months to address former HSE chair’s review of building regulations
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NewsArmitt warns £4bn parliament refurb cost will go up
Former ODA chair says contractors need to have as much information as possible ahead of job starting
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NewsCLC reveals sector's plans on how to prepare for no-deal Brexit
Emergency Brexit summit held to discuss ways of coping with leaving EU without a deal
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NewsGrayling says government remains committed to HS2 phase two
Transport Secretary labels suggestions that the second stage of the controversial rail project might not happen as “completely inaccurate”
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NewsRetentions bill second reading moved to March
Peter Aldous’ private member’s bill had been due to be heard today
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NewsRelief as UK confirms it will adopt EU standards for construction products post no-deal Brexit
Manufacturers looking to export to the EU still in limbo with the government unable to say if British standards would be recognised in the event of a no-deal Brexit
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NewsWait for government response to retentions consultation goes on – over a year after it closed
Consultation finished on 19 January last year
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News‘Nobody knows’ how much HS2 will cost, admits ousted chair
Terry Morgan tells peers scheme should ditch Euston as finishing point to save money
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NewsBrexit uncertainty could derail HS2, says government think tank
Focus on planning for the UK’s exit from the EU is increasing the chance that projects will be late or over budget, according to the Institute for Government
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NewsSwedish timber firm flags up concern over impact of no-deal Brexit on Northern Ireland customers
Södra’s concerns add to growing worries about getting products to sites if UK crashes out of EU
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NewsGender pay gap widens at first contractors to update figures
Difference between what men and women take home at Interserve and Lendlease grows
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NewsTfL told to come clean about capital project plans
The London Assembly’s budget and performance committee says the organisation’s plans regarding future capital projects should be made public
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NewsCrossrail 2 under threat from budget raids to pay for Crossrail, London Assembly warns
Talks on how to pay for line need to start now, committee says
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NewsRetentions bill set for further delay
House of Commons not scheduled to sit on day Aldous Bill meant to be heard
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NewsBalfour boss tells chancellor and Brexit secretary uncertainty is damaging construction
Leo Quinn was among a group of business chiefs to speak with Phillip Hammond and Stephen Barclay after last night’s vote
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NewsBrexit vote has ‘potential to paralyse construction growth’, say industry bosses
Construction industry reacts to Theresa May’s historic loss in yesterday’s meaningful vote
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NewsHS2 puts back London stations appointments
Deals for Euston and Old Oak Common were due to be awarded by the end of last year
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NewsBudgets for 2022 Commonwealth Games projects ‘unlikely to be established before May’
The West Midlands Combined Authority has said the lack of a secure funding plan is the “most significant risk regarding the Commonwealth Games”
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NewsConstruction leaders to hold emergency summit on Brexit
More than 100 chief executives will meet at the end of the month to discuss implications of leaving EU