Government | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Fri, 09 May 2025 12:17:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Government | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Khan signals radical shift on greenbelt to tackle London housing crisis https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/khan-signals-radical-shift-on-greenbelt-to-tackle-london-housing-crisis-09-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/khan-signals-radical-shift-on-greenbelt-to-tackle-london-housing-crisis-09-05-2025/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 11:46:23 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520201 This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that he will explore releasing parts of the capital’s greenbelt for housing and industrial development, warning that the scale of the housing crisis requires “bold solutions”. Speaking…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/khan-signals-radical-shift-on-greenbelt-to-tackle-london-housing-crisis-09-05-2025/feed/ 0 Minister meets developers to find ways to speed up BSR applications https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/minister-meets-developers-to-find-ways-to-speed-up-bsr-applications-09-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/minister-meets-developers-to-find-ways-to-speed-up-bsr-applications-09-05-2025/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 11:45:30 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520121 The building safety minister has said “all possible options” are being looked at to help the trouble-hit Building Safety Regulator (BSR) fulfil its functions, and has met with developers to hear their concerns. Alex Norris said his department acknowledged that delays to high-rise projects were…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/minister-meets-developers-to-find-ways-to-speed-up-bsr-applications-09-05-2025/feed/ 0 Minister calls on construction firms to back jobcentre hiring push https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/skills/minister-calls-on-construction-firms-to-back-jobcentre-hiring-push-09-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/skills/minister-calls-on-construction-firms-to-back-jobcentre-hiring-push-09-05-2025/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 11:45:29 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520063 A government minister has urged construction firms to get involved with an expanded initiative aimed at tackling youth unemployment via funded training. Employment minister Alison McGovern said a revamped recruitment programme – the Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) – is being scaled up to help…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/skills/minister-calls-on-construction-firms-to-back-jobcentre-hiring-push-09-05-2025/feed/ 0 Sector breathes sigh of relief over metals US tariff deal https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/steel-and-aluminium-tariffs-abolished-in-historic-uk-us-trade-deal-09-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/steel-and-aluminium-tariffs-abolished-in-historic-uk-us-trade-deal-09-05-2025/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 11:45:03 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520103 The construction sector has welcomed a “historic” deal with the US over tariffs that will remove import taxes on steel and aluminium. It comes amid fears UK construction growth would be delayed because of the fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes. On Thursday (8…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/steel-and-aluminium-tariffs-abolished-in-historic-uk-us-trade-deal-09-05-2025/feed/ 0 Warning over disposal costs in wake of landfill tax reform https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/warning-over-disposal-costs-in-wake-of-landfill-tax-reform-08-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/warning-over-disposal-costs-in-wake-of-landfill-tax-reform-08-05-2025/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 11:45:10 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519912 The government has been warned that its plan to ditch the lower level of landfill tax for less-polluting materials risks hitting construction and demolition firms with an unsustainable increase in disposal costs. Treasury proposals to reform landfill tax would see the lower rate of £4.05…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/warning-over-disposal-costs-in-wake-of-landfill-tax-reform-08-05-2025/feed/ 0 Eight-year framework planned for Northern Ireland infrastructure works https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/eight-year-framework-planned-for-northern-ireland-infrastructure-works-08-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/eight-year-framework-planned-for-northern-ireland-infrastructure-works-08-05-2025/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 09:21:53 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520034 This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) in the devolved Northern Irish government has launched early market engagement for a new civil engineering framework. The Major Civil Engineering Works Framework will support the delivery of…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/eight-year-framework-planned-for-northern-ireland-infrastructure-works-08-05-2025/feed/ 0 Warning over minerals supply as concrete sales drop to 60-year low https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/warning-over-minerals-supply-as-concrete-sales-drop-to-60-year-low-07-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/warning-over-minerals-supply-as-concrete-sales-drop-to-60-year-low-07-05-2025/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 11:45:16 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519962 The government has been urged to strengthen the resilience of the domestic mineral products supply chain as the latest data showed a weak start to the year for the sale of building materials. According to the latest data from the Mineral Products Association (MPA), sales…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/warning-over-minerals-supply-as-concrete-sales-drop-to-60-year-low-07-05-2025/feed/ 0 The defence boom: a lifeline for UK construction? https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/the-defence-boom-a-lifeline-for-uk-construction-02-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/the-defence-boom-a-lifeline-for-uk-construction-02-05-2025/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 09:57:25 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519006 Mark Leeson is operations director at consultancy McBains Will the government’s recent defence-spending boost provide ammunition to help spark construction’s recovery? To say recent construction industry forecasts have been downbeat would be an understatement, what with consultancy Arcadis’ market-view report predicting a painfully slow revival…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/the-defence-boom-a-lifeline-for-uk-construction-02-05-2025/feed/ 0 ‘Payment spot checks’ in sight for public sector jobs https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/payment-spot-checks-in-sight-for-public-sector-jobs-28-04-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/payment-spot-checks-in-sight-for-public-sector-jobs-28-04-2025/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:45:53 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519434 Contractors working in the public sector will face spot checks as the government attempts to clamp down on late payment in the supply chain. All construction projects worth more than £5m could be examined by public sector bodies in an attempt to uphold 30-day payment…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/payment-spot-checks-in-sight-for-public-sector-jobs-28-04-2025/feed/ 0 Contractor named for Grenfell Tower demolition https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/contractor-named-for-grenfell-tower-demolition-25-04-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/contractor-named-for-grenfell-tower-demolition-25-04-2025/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:55:19 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519339 This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? The government has announced its intention to award the contract to demolish Grenfell Tower to the firm currently maintaining the site, without a competition. In a notice published today (25 April), the Ministry…

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