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min answer › date of answer	2014-10-27
answer date	2014-11-03
min ddp created	2014-10-21T08:42:20.993Z
hansard heading	Construction

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30/10/2014

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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

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Business, Innovation and Skills

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Construction

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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of the practice of retentions as a means of insurance in the construction industry; and if he will make a statement.

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Delyn

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Mr David Hanson

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07/11/2014

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<p>The withholding of a retention is a common contractual practice in the construction industry. Through the Construction Leadership Council the Government is working with the construction industry to move towards a position where retentions are no longer needed, as part of a more general set of measures on good payment practices.</p><p> </p>

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Grantham and Stamford

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Nick Boles

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07/11/2014 14:19:56

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