Government | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/ Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:49:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Government | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/ 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/ 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data MPs criticise ‘woefully inadequate’ local roads funding https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/mps-criticise-woefully-inadequate-local-roads-funding-19-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/mps-criticise-woefully-inadequate-local-roads-funding-19-02-2026/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:49:02 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538580 MPs have criticised “woefully inadequate” funding for local authorities’ road maintenance, despite government claims of “record money” for fixes. Last year the government announced a “record” £7.3bn in capital funding for local highway maintenance over the four‑year period from 2026-27 to 2029-30. However, during a…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/mps-criticise-woefully-inadequate-local-roads-funding-19-02-2026/feed/ 0 Galliford Try wins £33m Clarion homes job in Chester https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/galliford-try-wins-33m-clarion-homes-job-in-chester-19-02-2026/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:26:43 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538547 Galliford Try has secured a £32.8m contract to deliver 126 homes at City Place in Chester for Clarion Housing. The design-and-build job from the housing association will see the tier one contractor design and construct the residential units alongside associated external works, utilities and drainage.…

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]]> Willmott Dixon scoops £50m Parliament M&E job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/willmott-dixon-scoops-50m-parliament-me-job-18-02-2026/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:31:51 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538522 Willmott Dixon has secured a £50m contract from the House of Commons to deliver a major mechanical and electrical overhaul at Portcullis House. The contractor was awarded the works, which are due to run until 2029, following a call-off from a framework agreement. The project,…

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]]> DfT denies UK steel snub for Lower Thames Crossing https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/dft-denies-uk-steel-snub-for-lower-thames-crossing-17-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/dft-denies-uk-steel-snub-for-lower-thames-crossing-17-02-2026/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:45:19 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538330 The Department for Transport (DfT) has pushed back against claims that domestic steel will not be used on the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing. A spokesperson for the department said procurement for steel had not started, dismissing claims made in The Times over the weekend. The…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/dft-denies-uk-steel-snub-for-lower-thames-crossing-17-02-2026/feed/ 0 Gateway three delays trigger fears of bottleneck https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/gateway-three-delays-trigger-fears-of-bottleneck-13-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/gateway-three-delays-trigger-fears-of-bottleneck-13-02-2026/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:02:35 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538198 Dozens of higher-risk building (HRB) schemes have been stuck for months at the gateway three approval stage with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), new figures show. According to the data, revealed in a freedom of information (FOI) request from law firm Irwin Mitchell, 44 HRB…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/gateway-three-delays-trigger-fears-of-bottleneck-13-02-2026/feed/ 0 Annual construction output rises despite final-quarter dip https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/data/annual-construction-output-rises-despite-final-quarter-dip-12-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/data/annual-construction-output-rises-despite-final-quarter-dip-12-02-2026/#respond Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:35:21 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538068 Annual construction output increased by 1.8 per cent in 2025 in the fifth consecutive year of annual growth, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). However, total output fell by 2.1 per cent in the final quarter (Q4) of the…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/data/annual-construction-output-rises-despite-final-quarter-dip-12-02-2026/feed/ 0 Schools RAAC crisis result of ‘chronic investment deficit’, MPs say https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/schools-raac-crisis-result-of-chronic-investment-deficit-mps-say-11-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/schools-raac-crisis-result-of-chronic-investment-deficit-mps-say-11-02-2026/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:54:23 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=537984 The reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) emergency in England’s school estate goes beyond “an isolated safety risk” and “is symptomatic of a chronic capital investment deficit”, a parliamentary committee has said. A report published today (February 11) by the cross-party Education Committee found that despite the…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/schools-raac-crisis-result-of-chronic-investment-deficit-mps-say-11-02-2026/feed/ 0 School plan will help apprentices avoid limbo https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/skills/school-plan-will-help-apprentices-avoid-limbo-11-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/skills/school-plan-will-help-apprentices-avoid-limbo-11-02-2026/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:44:26 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=537976 A plan to mandate apprenticeships on school building projects could avoid issues experienced by similar schemes run by councils, according to a sector expert. The Department for Education (DfE) announced yesterday that construction firms on school building projects will need to provide apprenticeship and T-level…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/skills/school-plan-will-help-apprentices-avoid-limbo-11-02-2026/feed/ 0 School construction contracts to mandate apprenticeships https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/school-construction-contracts-to-mandate-apprenticeships-10-02-2026/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:49:19 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=537931 Construction firms working on school building projects will be required to provide apprenticeship and T level placements under the government’s forthcoming education estates strategy. The policy will create 13,000 apprenticeship and T level placement opportunities linked to the delivery of new and rebuilt schools across…

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]]> RAAC hospitals’ new-build programme ‘constrained’ by market capacity https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/raac-hospitals-new-build-programme-constrained-by-market-capacity-10-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/raac-hospitals-new-build-programme-constrained-by-market-capacity-10-02-2026/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:45:52 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=537903 A shortfall in construction capacity has held back the government’s attempts to remediate hospitals affected by dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), a senior health department figure has admitted. The multibillion-pound programme to replace hospitals fitted with RAAC cannot move any faster without increasing costs,…

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