CPA Chief Executive Officer Steve Mulholland was one of the leaders across the UK construction industry invited to participate in ‘The Big Construction Debate’ with parliamentarians at this year’s Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
Chaired by Chloe McCulloch, Editorial Director of Building Magazine, the debate addressed two of the biggest challenges facing the sector: skills shortages and low productivity – both of which threaten the delivery of the Government’s ambitions to build 1.5 million new homes, retrofit five million properties, and invest in vital national infrastructure.
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It was heartening to see so many trade organisations coming together to speak to the country’s governing party about the challenges and opportunities the construction sector faces.
Steve participated in the discussion alongside:
- Chris McDonald MP, Member of Parliament for Stockton North & Minister for Industry in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
- Tan Dhesi MP, Member of Parliament for Slough
- Councillor Graham Morgan, Leader of Knowsley Council and Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration
- Mike Reader MP, Member of Parliament for Northampton South
- Jim Dickson MP, Member of Parliament for Dartford
- Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders
- Jane Dawson from ECA – Electrical Contractors’ Association
- John Newcomb, CEO of the BMF – Builders Merchants Federation
- David Allen, Executive Director of CECA – Civil Engineering Contractors Association
- Kate Jennings, CEO of ACE – Association for Consultancy and Engineering
- Jeff May, Deputy CEO of the Construction Products Association
- Rico Wojtulewicz, Head of Policy and Market Insight from from NFB – National Federation of Builders
