MPs have been warned that the main blocker to government’s homebuilding plans is affordability, not a lack of skills
The construction skills gap is not the “fundamental issue” hindering the government’s homebuilding ambitions, the co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has told MPs.
Mark Reynolds made the comment during a Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee evidence session with industry experts on construction’s capacity to meet the government’s homebuilding target.
“We think that the industry has the capacity to flex very quickly and grow to meet the demand,” he said, noting that construction employs around 2.2-2.3 million people and grew by 60,000 in 2024.
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