Policy News – Page 56
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NewsOsborne to announce 'affordable housing' push
Treasury to pledge almost £7bn to housebuilding and target delivering 400,000 ‘affordable homes’ in England
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News'Prevent 3,000 deaths with new health buildings', says BPF
New report highlights the benefits to patient care of new build facilties
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NewsIndustry fears Osborne will axe heat subsidy
Concerns grow that renewable heat incentive could be up for the chop in tomorrow’s spending review
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NewsGovernment launches CIL review
Independent panel to review community infrastructure levy, with a consultation also launched
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NewsMPs slam 'unrealistic' spending plans of rail bodies
Influential committee slams Network Rail’s overspend on its CP5 programme and says its regulator needs reviewing
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NewsP22 framework procurement kicks off
Department of Health plans buyers’ days for £5bn, four-year framework
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NewsPowers of infrastructure commission ‘not yet decided’
Sir John Armitt says National Infrastructure Commission’s relationship with government so far unclear
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NewsGovernment plans offshore wind auctions
Energy secretary Amber Rudd says subsidies conditional on reducing cost of offshore wind
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NewsUK to close coal power stations by 2025
Energy secretary Amber Rudd to put energy security rather than tackling climate change at heart of policy
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NewsGovernment to launch new construction strategy
Revised strategy addressing skills shortages and BIM adoption will be published within weeks
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NewsSeven more departments agree to spending cuts
Seven more government departments, including DECC and Cabinet Office, agree budget cuts ahead of spending review
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NewsCall for 'National Housing Service' to tackle crisis
Arcadis proposes new independent delivery agency to boost both public and private housing
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NewsNIC calls for evidence on tour of the North
Commission chair Andrew Adonis calls for evidence during tour of five Northern cities
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NewsLondon council seeks £2bn development partner
Haringey Council seeks development partner to deliver 5,000 homes
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NewsFlagship £2bn school building programme put back to 2016
Second phase of Priority School Building Programme, due to run from 2015, may be delayed by up to nine months
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NewsInfrastructure UK in major shake-up
Treasury body to merge with sister Whitehall unit the Major Projects Authority
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NewsBarratt wins planning for 27-storey west London tower
Hounslow council approves regeneration scheme
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News'Super prison' building programme confirmed
Government unveils plans for nine new prisons as first four departments agree to 30% spending cuts
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NewsArmitt: NIC could usher in new ‘infrastructure revolution’
Incoming ICE president says commission could enable progress in infrastructure not seen since the 19th century
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NewsP22 framework launch imminent
Department of Health to live new framework before October next year