All Government policy articles – Page 36
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Lord Adonis hits out at government's handling of Brexit as he resigns from NIC
Labour peer accused the government of the “destruction” of the country in its pursuit of Brexit
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Tackling the skills shortage
Given the UK will require 400,000 new construction workers every year until 2021, there is an urgent need to take a fresh look at the skills challenge
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MPs to get say on Palace of Westminster revamp in January
View from the medieval tower of St Mary-at-Lambeth, home of the Garden Museum
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Industry mixed over cash injection for skills training
Chancellor pledges £34m investment for innovative training
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Off-site to get government push
Five departments to prefer method over traditional building from 2019
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Budget 2017: key points
The key talking points from Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Budget
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Budget 2017: a serious stimulus for housing
Chancellor Phillip Hammond is putting his money where his mouth is, writes Tom Broughton
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Hammond's Budget commits to spend £44bn on housing
Chancellor focuses on boosting housing market with cash pledge, new target of 300,000 homes per year and scrapping stamp duty for most first time buyers
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Budget reaction: £44bn pledge to boost housing sector
This year’s Budget did give a much needed £44bn boost to the housing sector. But, asks Michael Dall, will it be enough to boost supply?
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Budget 2017: as it happened
Updates from Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Budget speech to the Commons as it happened
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Budget 2017 preview: Something's gotta give
As the chancellor gears up for the Autumn Budget, he is under pressure to ease austerity, potentially taking the focus away from big-ticket construction projects. David Blackman reports on what the industry wants from the Budget versus what it is likely to see
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Latest construction minister departs
Former Lehman Brothers associate is the third construction minister in two years
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Housing hits the headlines - but how much will actually be in the budget?
Altair’s Steve Douglas responds to the news that housing could be set for a significant budgetary boost
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North and South: George Osborne talks to Ȧ
George Osborne talks to Ȧ , reflecting on the ‘northern powerhouse’, infrastructure, Brexit and his hope that the current government will finish the job he started
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Government calls for input into Ȧ Regs review
The review is looking for views on the current regulatory system
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Learning the hard way
The government’s decision to divert £900m of funding away from school’s capital budgets raises troubling questions over the longer-term impact on the education sector’s estate
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Once more unto the breach
The new health and safety sentencing guidelines seem to be having more impact on companies, but the weighting is heaviest on SMEs
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Housebuilders’ levy grumbles pile more pressure on CITB
HBF comments follow Balfour Beatty CEO’s criticism last week
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Cladding tests complete with 228 buildings deemed at risk
Government to produce advice to owners and landlords on what to do next