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Written question asked by Jim McMahon (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2025. It was answered by Andrew Western (Labour) on Thursday, 8 January 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Buildings: Construction

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) plumbers, (b) electricians, (c) joiners, (d) bricklayers and (e) plasterers are forecast to leave and join the labour market in each year to 2030.

Answer

The Department does not hold up to date data on the numbers of (a) plumbers, (b) electricians, (c) joiners, (d) bricklayers and (e) plasterers leaving and joining the labour market. The CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) does produce the Construction Workforce Outlook for England which projects the growth in these occupations from 2024 to 2029 and is available here: https://www.citb.co.uk/cwo/reports/cwo_report_england.pdf.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
92151
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Construction Labour turnover Labour market Plumbing Electricians
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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