Question reference: S5W-11313
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 14 September 2017
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Current status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 29 September 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration was given to construction manufacturing when preparing its Programme for Government, and for what reason it did not include this as a focus for legislation.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises that construction industry is a core sector of the Scottish economy, and continues to work collaboratively with the industry and its leaders. We are using all levers at our disposal to maximise investment and support economic growth - our existing overall infrastructure investment programme of £4 billion in 2017-18 will support around 30,000 full time equivalent jobs across Scotland. The construction sector is very well placed to benefit from increased investment through our enterprise agencies in innovation and from funding in areas such as low carbon heating and energy efficiency.