News & information from the House of Lords Select Committee on the Built Environment. Produced by staff on behalf of the Committee.

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📢In the Committee’s final evidence session on new towns on Tuesday, the Minister for Housing, Matthew Pennycook MP, said that construction on three new towns will begin by the end of this Parliament
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The C'tee met on the 14 July to consider the feasibility of the new towns programme and learn from past delivery of megaprojects.Professor Juliano Denicol, Professor of Megaproject Management, argued that the government oversight is needed for the effective delivery of new towns.
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Tune in today at 10:45am as we find out how we can deliver megaprojects. The Committee will hear from Dr Alexander Budzier from the University of Oxford, and Professor Juliano Denicol from UCL. Watch live: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde…
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The Committee held its meeting on Tuesday, 7 July, during which Stuart Colville, Deputy Chief Executive of @WaterUK , stated that the new towns, by not having to rely on outdated infrastructure, could avoid many of the problems seen in the current water system.
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📢Tune in today at 10:45am as we find out how new towns will be connected to utilities. The Committee will hear from: @WaterUK , @energynetworks and BUUK Infrastructure. 📺Watch Live: Parliamentlive.tv - Built Environment Committee
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📢Tune in on Tuesday, 7 July at 10:45am as we find out how new towns will be connected to utilities. The Committee will hear from:@WaterUK, @energynetworks and BUUK Infrastructure. 🔎Read more: committees.parliament.uk/eve…
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The Committee held an evidence session on Tuesday 30 June where Richard Cook of the @Clarion_Group stated that we need to learn how to build new towns more efficiently, while also growing the workforce through improved skills development and training.
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🏘️The Committee has published its policy letter on young people and the built environment. You can read the letter here: committees.parliament.uk/com… 📹💡Lord Gascoigne, Chair of the committee, shares his insights from the inquiry:
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📢Tune in today at 10:45 am as we find out how building materials and construction products can help deliver future new towns. The Committee will hear from @asbp_uk , @TimberDevUK and @CPA_Tweets. 📺Watch Live: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde…
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📢Tune in today at 10:45 am to hear from @Steph_Peacoc Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth, @k_wainwright Head of Be Seen & Heard and Strategic Projects from DCMS and @joannaaverley Chief Planner from MHCLG. 📺Watch live: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde…
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📢Tune in on Tuesday 9 June, at 10:45 am to hear from @Steph_Peacoc Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth, @k_wainwright Head of Be Seen & Heard and Strategic Projects from DCMS and @joannaaverley Chief Planner from MHCLG. committees.parliament.uk/eve… 🔎Read More:
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📢In our third evidence session of our Young people and the Built Environment inquiry, James Delaney, Founder of @blockworksMC, explained how gaming helps young people understand the built environment by bridging digital tools with real-word place and experiences.
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📢Tune in Today at 11:00 am to hear from @blockworksMC , @Arup ,@BuildUpFdn and the School of Building CIC in our third evidence session of our Young People and the Built Environment inquiry. 📺Watch live: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde…
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📢Tune in on Tuesday, 28 April at 11:00 am to hear from @blockworksMC, @Arup, @BuildUpFdn and the School of Building CIC in our third evidence session of our Young People and the Built Environment inquiry. 🔎Read More: committees.parliament.uk/eve…
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📢In the second evidence session of our Young People and the Built Environment inquiry, Fiona MacDonald From MATT+FIONA told us of the need to shift social value frameworks so that engagement with young people is properly recognised, in order to unlock activity across all scales.
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📢Tune in today at 10:45 am to hear from @MattFionaBUILD , @RochfortNicola and Teresa Strachan for our second evidence session in our inquiry into Young People and the Built Environment, focusing on consultation and engagement. 📺Watch Live: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde…
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