Policy News – Page 22
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NewsConstruction tops list for apprenticeship redundancies in Scotland, MPs told
More than 80% of Scottish apprenticeship redundancies were from within construction
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NewsTheresa May forced to stand up for ‘deeply unpopular’ HS2
Tory MP Dame Cheryl Gillan called for the prime minister to can the project in favour of other schemes
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NewsArchitecture 'in peril' without drastic immigration reforms, says RIBA
Institute issues blueprint for post-Brexit immigration
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NewsCrossrail boss admits none of stations would have been ready for last month's opening date
Mark Wild says ‘thousands of hours of construction work’ still left to do on railway
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NewsFormer Crossrail chair says TfL 'altered' his reports on scheme's progress
Sir Terry Morgan makes explosive claim at London Assembly transport committee this morning
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NewsTransport boss admits Crossrail might not finish until middle of next year
TfL finance chief says group now planning for 18 month delay
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NewsLabour MP's late payments bill to hit parliament next week
Debbie Abrahams is proposing project bank accounts be a requirement on all public sector jobs
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NewsBarratt and Kier among eight firms trialling Hackitt recommendations
Pair joined by Wates, Willmott Dixon and L Q in initiative
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NewsGovernment's nuclear plans in tatters after reports say Welsh plant may be axed
Hitachi to decided next week on Anglesey nuclear development
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News...as Home Office announces ‘exceptional talent’ visas for architects
RIBA welcomes breakthrough in its Brexit lobbying to protect profession
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NewsCrossrail costs balloon as new boss admits he has no idea when it will finish
Railway will need another £2bn to complete as chief exec says ‘there is still a huge amount to do’
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NewsGovernment urged to reform apprenticeship levy as starts slump by a quarter
Federation of Master Builders boss blames apprenticeship levy for decline
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NewsFoster's controversial Australian Apple store delayed by a year
The store is now due to open its doors in 2021
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NewsMPs call for mandated 30-day payment terms
Report also suggested retentions should be replaced with independently managed project accounts
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NewsTerry Morgan officially out as former Atkins chair takes HS2 top job
Rumours first surfaced last week that engineer's days in charge of HS2 and Crossrail were numbered
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NewsTerry Morgan expects Crossrail overrun to cost him HS2 job
Morgan said he had not yet been formally told he would lose his position at both Crossrail and HS2
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NewsHomes England sets up Oxford-Cambridge arc team
Agency is working with other public sector groups to push on with scheme
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NewsGovernment confirms new construction innovation centre
The centre will be delivered by the Manufacturing Technology Centre, BRE and Cambridge University’s Centre for Digital Built Britain
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NewsLate payers could be banned from public contracts
Oliver Dowden confirms new prompt payment measures
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NewsCladding ban details suggests CLT will be outlawed
Government has ruled out the use of any material that does not have one of the top combustiblity ratings in buildings over 18m