Policy News – Page 26
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NewsCommonwealth Games railway station will now be finished earlier than planned, says transport group
Scheme at Perry Barr was set to complete just months before start of 2022 event
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NewsSchool building slowdown fears as spending slumps by £1bn
Firms in the sector report construction work is drying up as government slackens the pace of delivery
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NewsTransport committee chair slams Grayling amid HS2 delay reports
Transport secretary in firing line again
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NewsCrossrail opening delayed by months as firms battle to complete tunnels
Problems sees testing of crucial software pushed back, meaning £15bn project now won't open until next autumn at the earliest
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NewsKhan overturns council decision and green lights west London homes
London mayor says need for more homes outweighs opponents’ heritage concerns
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NewsIndustry feels abandoned by government over Brexit, says Building poll
Building poll reveals 65% think construction is too low priority while 40% warn of big impact on recruitment
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NewsClients use Brexit clauses to shift risks onto suppliers
Some clients are stockpiling products in efforts to prepare for Brexit
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NewsForeign Office starts search for contractor to carry out £55m revamp of US embassy
Work is expected to start next July
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NewsFormer City Airport boss chosen to take on rail regulator role
Declan Collier set to start next January
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NewsHighways England looks to reassure motorists after Genoa bridge collapse
Authority’s chief engineer said there no UK road bridges built like the one that gave way in Italy
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NewsGovernment confirms bailout for stalled Carillion hospital job
Government promises to provide funding to complete Midland Metropolitan Hospital
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NewsNew London development panel to help bring forward £20bn of work
Twenty-nine groups have been appointed by the mayor of London to accelerate housebuilding on public land
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NewsHousing secretary reveals new garden communities programme
But James Brokenshire has not confirmed funding for the scheme
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NewsCritics slam government's social housing plan
Campaigners say no funding in place to meet growing need as government consults on social housing supply
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NewsHeathrow expansion faces High Court challenge from Friends of the Earth
Environmental group says the plan illegally breaches UK’s climate change policy
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NewsGovernment failing industry over Brexit, say housebuilding bosses
Firms begin targeting UK workers to plug skills gaps ahead of EU withdrawal next March
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NewsIndustry hits back at calls for government to scrap modular housing funding
A report from the Environmental Audit Committee said factory-built homes were more prone to overheating and should therefore not receive government funding.