Written question asked by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Friday, 4 September 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 18 September 2026. It was answered by Lord Leong (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 September 2026 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade.
Construction: Productivity
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of productivity in the building industry; and what steps they are taking to improve it.
- Answer
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An ONS study in 2021 (Productivity in the construction industry, UK - Office for National Statistics) concluded that both the level of productivity, and the rate of productivity improvement in the construction sector, have historically been below that of the wider economy, and have not changed much in decades.
The Government is addressing this challenge through investing £625m in the Construction Skills Challenge, £85m in the Industrialising and Digitalising Construction Challenge, and has also worked with the industry to develop a Publicly Available Specification, PAS 4010, which will create a consistent approach to managing productivity improvement in the sector.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL3123
- Session
- 2026-27
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- Subjects
- Construction Industry Productivity
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- 2026-10-01 14:31:46 +0100
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