Policy News – Page 96
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NewsMPs reject Foster and Halcrow airport scheme
Poll claims that less than a fifth of MPs back Thames Hub project
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NewsChancellor told to fund shovel ready infrastructure projects
Civil engineers report two consecutive quarters of falling workloads
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NewsSMEs slam poor government procurement practices
Almost two-thirds have difficulty pre-qualifying for work
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NewsLondon mayor lined up to dispose of Whitehall property assets
Johnson’s housing tsar says government in talks to use housing procurement panel to dispose of surplus sites in London
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NewsNo major NHS building work until 2014
New NHS property boss says work will not begin until after ‘transition stage’ – which will take 18 months to two years
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NewsGovernment's new construction adviser sets out priorities
Exclusive: Peter Hansford says he will be focused on cost and carbon reduction and improving skills and innovation in the industry
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NewsMPs call for urgent reform of apprenticeships
Report from business select committee welcomed by FMB
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NewsCouncil pension funds could be freed to double investment in infrastructure
Eric Pickles set to unveil plans that could unleash £22bn in investment in local building projects
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NewsCall for ‘single voice’ prompts multiple plans
Exclusive: Construction leaders look at multiple different models for pan-industry body before crunch meeting
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NewsGovernment reveals detail of housing standards shake-up
Ministers formally launch wide-ranging review of building regulations and housing standards
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NewsIndustry leaders welcome Heseltine Review
UKCG and CECA react positively to UK growth review, which includes aviation proposals
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NewsInfrastructure forum highlights need for policy certainty
New industry forum tells Danny Alexander government must provide certainty around energy policy and renewables
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NewsGovernment launches wholesale review of building standards
Review will look to rationalise building standards in bid to simplify regulations for industry
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NewsBalfour and Carillion to boost supply chain finance
Contractors sign up to new government backed initiative
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NewsConstruction shunned by flagship government lending scheme
Lending to construction SMEs through Enterprise Finance Guarantee dwindles to almost nothing
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NewsSolar legal claim swells to £50m
More firms join legal action against government over illegal cut to solar feed-in-tariff
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NewsScottish construction sets out future strategy
Scotland’s construction industry is aiming to increase productivity by 10% by 2016
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NewsGreen Deal 'cash-back' incentive falls short
Industry experts say £125m cash-back scheme does not go far enough to drive take up of the Green Deal
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NewsPensions investment platform achieves 'critical mass'
Platform set up to channel investment into infrastructure moves to next stage
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NewsFormer T5 boss slams government dithering over airports
Tony Douglas, who led the construction of Heathrow’s Terminal 5, says delay means no decision likely until at least 2020