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<p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions
are not usually disclosed.</p><p>The Government fully recognises the importance of
diversity and acknowledges that women are currently underrepresented in many occupations
in the Construction and Built Environment sectors. The Construction Leadership Council
recently published a Skills Plan for the sector that sets out a series of clear actions
and commitments for both industry and Government to help tackle this.</p><p>We expect
all suppliers in all sectors to lead by example by upholding the values of the Supplier
Code of Conduct, including supporting key government corporate social responsibility
policy areas, such as diversity and inclusion, sustainability, apprenticeships and
skills development and addressing the gender pay gap.</p><p>Through our policy to
extend the use of the Social Value Act, effective from 1 January, all major central
government procurements will, where appropriate, explicitly evaluate social value.</p><p>The
information on the number of women employed by construction companies with Government
contracts is not held centrally.</p><p> </p>
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