Question follow-through · 104370
Construction: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the construction industry.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the construction industry.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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13 Jan 2026
Answer published
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19 Jan 2026
Answer corrected
We work in partnership with the Construction Leadership Council, which I co-chair.The Planning and Infrastructure Act will speed up and streamline delivery of new homes and infrastructure, we are investing £39 billion over ten years through the Social and...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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