Policy News – Page 75
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NewsGovernment hands Hansford an extra year in post
GCS latest: The government has extended chief construction adviser Peter Hansford’s appointment by a year
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NewsHansford: BIM revolution is unstoppable
GCS latest: Government’s chief construction adviser hails industry’s shift to BIM
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NewsClients call for procurement innovation
GCS latest: Public and private sector clients call for more long-term thinking and innovation in procurement
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NewsGovernment 'must enable more SMEs to win work'
GCS latest: The government has been urged to overhaul its procurement policy to enable more SMEs to win public work
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NewsDeighton: Government's role is to create stability
GCS latest: Infrastructure minister says “creating a stable environment” for investment is the government’s most important role in construction
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NewsCable says construction skills gap is a 'horror story'
GCS latest: Vince Cable says addressing loss of skills from industry is his key priority
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NewsLabour floats plan to give cities more powers
Labour has outlined plans to give ‘city regions’ more control over funding for housing, transport and infrastructure
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NewsPickles releases £105m to boost housing schemes
Government pumps cash into Local Infrastructure Fund and Build to Rent programmes
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NewsBank of England unveils plans to cool housing market
Bank proposes limiting large loans to housebuyers and ‘stress testing’ borrowers ability to repay loans
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NewsSpending watchdog probes payment times
National Audit Office asks subbies on government work if they are paid on time
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NewsGovernment told to take action on infrastructure
State of the Nation report from the Institution of Civil Engineers calls for action in areas of new energy generation, flood defence and local transport
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NewsSouth-east runway plans could be ‘kicked in to the long grass’
Senior Tory and Labour politicians raise concerns that plans will be ignored after next general election
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NewsIndustry calls for massive retrofit programme
Industry bodies call for government to make retrofit a national infrastructure priority and invest up to £4bn per year in improving aging housing stock
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NewsBuilders merchants call for tough action on late payment
Builders Merchants Federation urges the government to require late-paying firms to be named and shamed
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NewsOsborne floats plan for third high-speed rail link
Chancellor says trans-Pennine high-speed link connecting Manchester and Leeds would drive economies of the North
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NewsCouncils receive £168m in pothole cash
The government has announced the allocation of £168m in funding to help councils across the country repair potholes
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NewsGovernment calls for bids for new £2bn schools programme
Department for Education calls for bids from schools for improvements through next phase of Priority School Building Programme
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NewsLabour pledges to honour £850m free school pipeline
Move provides certainty to industry as government approves a further 38 free school projects
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NewsUK and China ink nuclear and rail deals
Countries sign agreement to co-operate on developing the civil nuclear supply chain
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NewsBoris reveals sites for 50,000-home development push
Mayor of London unveils plans for 20 ‘housing zones’ across the capital to speed development of 50,000 homes