Official figures reveal pipeline value has risen to 拢128bn in last six month

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The value of the government鈥檚 construction pipeline has risen 10% to 拢128bn in the last six months, the latest official figures have revealed.

Also, the number of projects in the pipeline has shot up 55% to 20,118 over the same period.

Projects on the list include HS2 and the 拢2bn Priority Schools 黑洞社区 Programme, flood defences and Decent Homes funding tranches.

The pipeline is designed to help businesses prepare for opportunities presented by planned government-spending streams.

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude, whose department published the data, said the pipeline was evidence of the government鈥檚 commitment to supporting domestic industry.

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