THE WORD AT WESTMINSTER
Jeremy Gray, Head of External Affairs at the FMB
Iona Stewart-Richardson, Media Manager at the FMB
Mark Garnier MP
Tom Hall, Chief Economist at Aqua Consultants
Richard Quigley MP
WHAT’S UP AT WESTMINSTER?
The summer break has meant a relatively silent period in government, but that provides the opportunity to focus on FMB output of a different sort – our podcast, says the FMB’s Head of External Affairs Jeremy Gray T here has not been much word from government ministers over the summer after they headed off to their constituencies. But ● Our ongoing campaign to bring about a mandatory licensing scheme in UK construction;
with a political spin. In it, we seek opinions from industry leaders and politicians. Hosted by the FMB’s External Affairs team, this deep-dive podcast unpacks everything shaping the construction industry – from planning policy and economics to issues much closer to home for the nation’s small builders. If you’re in the trades and want to know what the people in charge are up to and what their motivations are then this is the podcast you should to listen to. Scan the QR code to watch the recordings of past episodes.
● Housing, with a specific emphasis on skills as the government struggles to find enough people to build homes. In my next update, we’ll sink our teeth into the government’s post-budget policies and how the industry reacted. Build Up from the Basement Westminster may have been quiet, but we’ve been talking to MPs about their interest in building via our Build Up from the Basement podcast – a special series
by the time you are reading this edition of Master Builder , the party conferences will have come and gone. As with every year, parties of all colours will have made promises and commitments for years to come. Of course, it will take some time before we can appraise how close those sentiments came to reality. Despite the quieter summer period, the FMB has continued its efforts to elevate the causes of members, focusing on:
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