All Government policy articles – Page 91
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Contractors under fire over PFI sell-offs
Research shows ‘big four’ pocketed more than £300m since 2010 after selling BSF schools
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Clients draft plans to shorten hybrid bill process
National Infrastructure Planning Association plans reform to halve time it takes to approve large infrastructure projects
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Revealed: Hinkley deal’s £6.7m cost to public
Government figures show cost of negotiating deal with EDF went 69% over budget
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Government unveils raft of reforms to boost infrastructure
But ‘catch all’ infrastructure bill sparks concern the reforms may not pass Parliament before next year’s election
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Queen's Speech must 'speed up infrastructure projects', says CBI
CBI calls on government to reform planning process for major schemes
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Earls Court threat as Labour eyes legal challenge
New Labour-led Hammersmith Fulham council to run rule over deals the Tories made
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Builders deride 200,000 homes target as 'unachievable'
Knight Frank survey finds volumes are expected to rise, but not fast enough
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Sustainability of building products ‘low on the agenda’ for MPs
Survey shows over half of MPs rate sustainability of building products among lowest priorities for new homes
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Features
Agenda 15: What's the big idea?
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Industry questions Pickles’ off-site housebuilding push
Communities secretary launches government push to promote off-site manufactured houses
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Government unveils refreshed Green Construction Board
New names from the industry include recruits from Marks Spencer, Hammerson, and Willmott Dixon
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Housing market boom 'biggest risk' to recovery
Bank of England governor Mark Carney fires warning as house prices rise 8.9% year on year
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Concern over plans to wind down BIM Task Group
Move prompts fears of lack of government support for public sector bodies adopting BIM level two ahead of 2016 deadline
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Revealed: HS2 consultant spend runs £87m over budget
Exclusive: Government figures show spending across a raft of consultancy contracts has run 86% over budget
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Kier denies backing government payment charter
Firm claims it has not agreed to sign up to government payment initiative, despite business department claiming that it had
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Boris plans £30bn London tunnel ring road
The Mayor of London commissions Transport for London to work up plans for a 22-mile underground ring to ease congestion in the capital
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MPs push for tougher Highways Agency regulation
Select committee believes current regulatory plans for an autonomous Highways Agency are “inadequate”
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HS2 passes through Commons with vast majority
The legislation to enable the high-speed line clears its second reading in parliament, despite some Tory opposition
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Vince Cable to address industry at Government Construction Summit
Business secretary joins Lord Deighton, construction minister Michael Fallon and Sir David Higgins as speaker at July event
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Comment
Time for a Green Deal rethink?
The construction industry is capable of making an energy efficiency retrofit market work