Policy News – Page 86
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NewsGovernment to underwrite £500m investment in Tottenham
Treasury plans to guarantee massive regeneration programme across Haringey, including Tottenham’s new stadium project
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NewsGovernment delivers renewable energy projects certainty
Treasury lays out ‘strike price’ for electricity from new renewable power plants
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NewsPriority school funding confirmed
Treasury confirms £1.3bn of funding for around 150 schools in Priority School Building Programme left without finance after cut to PF2 element of programme
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NewsTreasury promises £28bn of road investment
Spending over the next six years will be ‘biggest programme of investment in roads in 40 years’
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NewsGovernment commits £3.3bn to affordable housing
Three-year package worth £3.3bn represents a fall on current levels of affordable housing funding
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NewsHinkley nuclear plant gets government guarantee
Nuclear plant and Mersey Gateway announced as eligible for UK Guarantees scheme
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NewsHansford outlines industrial strategy for construction
Exclusive: Government’s chief construction adviser eyes intergration of low carbon agenda and cost-cutting
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NewsHS2 budget swells by nearly £10bn
Budget for construction of line between London and north of England rises by nearly a third to £42.6bn
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NewsOsborne slashes communities department capital budget
Chancellor announces 36% cut in the DCLG capital spending budget, the main source of government spending on social housing
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NewsGreen Investment Bank boosted by £800m
Government gives green bank more money in its spending review settlement after the banks borrowing powers were delayed
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NewsChancellor lays out capital spending plan
George Osborne hails £100bn infrastructure plan and announces massive cut to communities department’s capital budget
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NewsSpending Review reaction: Full round-up
A full round-up of industry reaction to today’s Spending Review announcement
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NewsMiliband attacks PM over infrastructure failures
Labour leader criticises government over failure to deliver on infrastructure plans
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NewsOsborne to unveil local growth fund
Reports suggest funding will be well short of Lord Heseltine’s recommendation
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NewsTreasury sets up dedicated Pf2 unit
The Treasury has set up a new unit to represent the public sector on the boards of private finance projects
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NewsGovernment to unveil infrastructure boost
Government departments agree £11.5bn of cuts as focus shifts to capital spending
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NewsBuilding regulations to be integrated into BIM
Working group looks at ways to integrate regulations, planning and health and safety requirements into BIM models
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NewsFurther delays hit £600m government framework
Firms voice anger at proposed reverse auction as GPS framework tender is delayed until November
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NewsHighland council commits to £1bn construction spend
Local authority prioritises building projects under 10 year programme
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NewsOsborne eyes equity model for social homes
Government considers funding affordable housing by taking equity stakes in new-build social homes as part of spending review