Policy News – Page 80
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NewsGovernment agrees funding for £10m college
Bam-sponsored University Technical College specialising in construction and engineering now set to be built at Chatham Docks
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NewsLabour plans to boost retrofit with Green Deal guarantee
Shadow energy minister reveals strategy to drive take-up of beleaguered energy efficiency scheme
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NewsArmitt: Blackouts 'best thing' for UK infrastructure crisis
Warning over lack of urgency comes as Building launches consultation on long-term construction policy
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NewsDevelopers win right to challenge public land ownership
Property developers say new rules will lead to more housebuilding
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NewsUK construction braced for surge in migrant workers
As restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian workers are lifted, industry is divided over immigration
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NewsGovernment will set up asbestos compensation scheme
Around £30m a year could be awarded to mesothelima victims after new law passed
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NewsIndustry leaders urge action on flood resilience
ICE and Riba call for changes to building regulations and planning guidance to improve the flood resilience of future developments
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NewsRegional cities 'need greater financial powers'
Cities should be entitled to claim cashback from the Treasury when they take measures to boost jobs and economic growth, a new report suggests
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NewsCameron hails impact of Help to Buy
Latest government figures show 6,000 people have applied for mortgages through Help to Buy in first three months of scheme
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NewsCameron 'blocking' garden cities push
David Cameron is stalling plans for new wave of ‘garden cities’ to avoid backlash from ‘nimby’ protestors in the lead up to the 2015 general election
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NewsJowell: Crossrail ‘discriminating’ against suburbs
Former Olympic minister pans decision not to use design review panel on outer London stations
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NewsRefreshed construction pipeline maps launched
Updated interative maps show businesses the planned public sector construction and infrastructure projects in their region
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NewsCouncils ready to give go ahead to green belt developments
Research by the National Trust finds half of councils likely to allow green belt development, while brownfield sites left untouched
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NewsMP says contractors 'can't be trusted' over blacklisting
Select committee chairman Ian Davidson hits out over blacklisting response
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NewsLabour outlines plans to tackle 'home blocking' councils
Miliband says Labour would tackle councils that block housing plans of neighbouring councils as part of series of measures to boost housebuilding
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NewsBoris lobbies ministers to keep key carbon targets
London mayor wants special dispensation for capital to retain powers to set its own efficiency targets
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NewsWatchdog warns over wide variation in free school costs
Spending watchdog concerned that costs of free schools vary widely and tells government to clamp down on rising costs
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NewsGovernment outlines steps to tackle late payment
Government plans to enforce 30 day payment terms for all parts of the supply chain on public sector contracts
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NewsGovernment ‘must tackle rising cost of free schools’
National Audit Office says the average cost of setting up a free school came in more than double what was forecast
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NewsGovernment to clamp down on bogus self employment
Autumn Statement: Drive to stamp out bogus self employment part of fresh crackdown on tax avoidance