Written question asked by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Friday, 3 July 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 July 2026. It was answered by Lord Leong (Labour) on Monday, 13 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.

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Construction: Skilled Workers

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many construction skills certification scheme cards have been distributed and are still valid in the categories of (1) green, (2) blue, (3) red - provisional, (4) red - trainee, (5) red - experienced, (6) red - experienced technical, supervisor or manager, (7) gold, (8) gold - supervisor; (9) black, (10) white - professionally qualified, and (11) white - academically qualified.

Answer

The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) is an industry-owned, not-for-profit distribution organisation, independent of Government. DBT do not own this information.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL1624

Session

2026-27

Subjects

Construction Certification Skilled workers

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk