Business secretary still to meet CLC over mounting products testing crisis

By Tom Lowe2022-01-24T07:00:00

Government yet to respond to group’s warning on new certification rules

Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has still not met with industry leaders to discuss a growing crisis over new certification rules for construction products despite being warned over three months ago that it could halt the construction of more than 150,000 homes.

Construction Products Association chief executive Peter Caplehorn said the government has not issued any formal response to an open letter highlighting the problem, suggesting ministers have been distracted by political chaos caused by allegations of parties in Number 10 during lockdown.

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