Two thirds of poll respondents say they are not confident in the likely outcome of the government鈥檚 negotiations
Two thirds of construction professionals are concerned the government will not negotiate a good Brexit deal for the industry, according to a 黑洞社区 survey.
In a poll of 137 readers, 66% said they were not confident about the likely outcome of Brexit negotiations for construction, compared with 26% who were. The remaining 8% were undecided.
The results come as 黑洞社区 pushes ahead with its 黑洞社区 A Better Brexit campaign to help secure terms in Brexit negotiations that will safeguard a sector that contributes around 6.5% of GDP.
The first stage of the campaign is to help inform Liberal Democrat peer Lord Stunell鈥檚 high-level review into the impact of Brexit on the construction industry.
Stunell told 黑洞社区 last week he will aim to hold the government to account on issues of importance to construction through his work on the review, adding: 鈥淭he industry runs a very real risk of being left out again. If the industry falls silent, then there isn鈥檛 any real chance of issues coming to ministers鈥� attention.鈥�
Noble Francis, economics director at the Construction Products Association, welcomed Stunell鈥檚 review: 鈥淎lthough the government is not prepared to publicly discuss its negotiating position, there are serious issues with respect to labour and the trade in products and materials that may impact on the construction sector more than other industry sectors.鈥�
The poll results are shown below.
Are you confident the government will negotiate a good Brexit deal for construction?
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