Member

In relation to the points about the department’s response to the ITB review, I am sorry that the noble Baroness did not think it was as good a read as she had hoped it would be. That in no way reflects a lack of commitment from either the Government or the CITB in ensuring that we make a step change in enabling construction skills to be developed. We have accepted the majority of the review’s recommendations; where the department has partially accepted them or accepted them in principle, that is because they are complex and are likely to require additional scoping of form and function—and, in some cases, consultation with industry.