All Government Construction Summit articles – Page 2
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More than 50 colleges secure £233m of government cash
Over 50 further education colleges have secured £233m of government capital funding that will unlock almost £500m in investment
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Labour would put housing and construction centre stage
A Labour government would put housing and construction at the heart of economic recovery, write shadow ministers Jack Dromey and Iain Wright
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Crackdown on 'tax cheat' builders in London
HMRC launches taskforce as Labour pledges to tackle bogus self employment
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Carillion barred from Labour conference over blacklisting
Labour Party’s governing body tells firm it can no longer exhibit at the party’s conference in Brighton
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Lib Dems back Green Deal incentives
The Liberal Democrats have adopted proposals to significantly bolster the Green Deal as official party policy.
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Ministers exploring ways to extend Green Deal to vacant properties
Don Foster says he is working with Ed Davey to ensure private landlords can use Green Deal to retrofit vacant properties
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The politics behind Help to Buy
What will become of the government’s divisive housing scheme after the 2015 General Election?
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Historic reversal as Lib Dems back nuclear power
The Liberal Democrats have accepted the role of nuclear power in the UK’s energy mix for the first time in their history
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Clegg wins argument over economy
Update: Lib Dems back motion supporting deficit reduction strategy and support greater flexibilities for councils to borrow to build more homes
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Invest for recovery
The recovery still looks fragile but it is more likely to take root if we have faith that it will do so and act accordingly by investing the necessary resources
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Construction 2025 sets out a bold direction of travel
With the economy looking up, we need a longer-term perspective for the industry
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Special planning court could tackle legal delays
Government says new specialised planning court could make speedy decisions over judicial review applications for major projects
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Interserve takes top spot in SME spend table
Government publishes progress report on SMEs policy
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Construction strategy 2025: Within our reach?
Can the industrial strategy succeed? Four experts address the key challenges
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Unions faced 'battle' to influence industrial strategy
Trade unions say they were set to be excluded from the government’s new Construction Leadership Council until the last moment
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Housing market continues recovery
House prices and demand rose last month, according to the latest RICS housing market survey
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Key departments fail to hit cost reduction targets
Health and education departments fail to hit targets to slash the cost of their construction projects
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Council tax incentive could boost Green Deal
UK Green ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Council says council tax incentive could lead to 1.5 million more households undertaking retrofit work
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Government's major projects boss resigns
David Pitchford steps down as head of Major Projects Authority
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A new way to make old ideas work
Getting industry and government to deliver this strategy is a huge challenge