Construction: Fraud
Commons · Question 23175 · Tabled 10 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
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
Answered by Justin Madders, 16 Jan 2025
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...