Backers say Aldous Bill delayed to pile pressure on government to support it

By Jordan Marshall2018-04-27T06:00:00

So-called retentions bill had been due to have its second reading today

Peter aldous

The second reading of the bill aiming to protect retentions in construction has been pushed back in order to get the public support of government.

Tory MP Peter Aldous (pictured) had been scheduled to give the second reading of his Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill 2017-19 in the House of Commons today but the decision was made on Wednesday to delay until 15 June.

Rudi Klein, chief executive of the Specialist Engineering Contractor’s Group, one of the organisation’s that helped develop the bill, said the delay gave time for government to consider its position.

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