Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 23175

Construction: Fraud

Tabled: 10 January 2025
Answered: 16 January 2025

Question

Munira Wilson

Liberal DemocratTwickenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) licencing for builders and (b) affordable recourse for people impacted by rogue builders.

Answer

Justin Madders
This Government is working to ensure we have a high-quality and professional construction industry, which delivers safe work and has consumer protection at the heart of this. Any licencing scheme would need to be robust, proportionate and evidence based.T...

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