‘Ministers must solve skills gaps in construction if they want to drive growth’, MP tells inaugural Good Employer Guide Live event

By Carl Brown2025-03-06T19:00:00

Liberal Democrat’s Sarah Olney says government has to focus on needs of industry

Ministers must focus on workforce capacity and solving skill gaps in construction if they want to achieve their desired economic growth, according to Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney.

Olney, speaking at Building’s Good Employer Guide Live event in London this afternoon, said that the domestic impact of global upheaval “tends to be felt first and foremost through the construction sector”.

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