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30 July 2010 - Govt reviews waste infrastructure
Small-scale anaerobic digestion plants could replace massive energy-from-waste incinerators as part of the government’s new waste review.
28 July 2010 - Gove seeks schools standardisation
Education Secretary Michael Gove has signalled the government’s next school building initiative will seek to increase standardisation of design and contracts.
28 July 2010 - Byles defends schools fiasco
Tim Byles, head of the agency in charge of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, has defended his organisation’s involvement in the recent announcement on the scheme’s future.
27 July 2010 - Auditors call for PFI review
Current borrowing on all PFI projects should be reviewed by the government, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
26 July 2010 - RM hit by BSF cuts
RM is to pull back from the schools sector following government cuts to the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
23 July 2010 - Fraud probe for housing PFI
Islington Council is investigating its two housing PFI projects over claims of fraud.
23 July 2010 - Shapps silent on housing funds
Housing minister Grant Shapps has outlined plans to enable communities to build their own properties – but refused to commit any funding from central government.
23 July 2010 - Building Schools decision ‘by December’
A decision on the replacement for the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) scheme will not be made until the “end of the calendar year”, education minister Tim Loughton has revealed.
22 July 2010 - Schools cuts hit private sector
Private companies will be forced to cut jobs as they take the hit from Education Secretary Michael Gove’s decision to scrap the school building programme.
21 July 2010 - Cable backs private investment in infrastructure
The private sector will play a major role in a £1 trillion investment in vital infrastructure over 20 years, the coalition government has said.
20 July 2010 - Gove promises more money for primaries
Education Secretary Michael Gove has claimed ending the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme will increase investment in primary school building projects.
19 July 2010 - Green Bank urged to shoulder risk
The partnerships industry has called on government to de-risk new renewables projects through its new Green Investment Bank (GIB).
19 July 2010 - New fund for operational PFIs
A new investment fund is being launched which will increase competition in the secondary market for PFI projects.
19 July 2010 - Cameron calls for private money for Big Society
Prime Minister David Cameron has claimed the Big Society will facilitate greater private investment in communities.
16 July 2010 - Pension funding plan gathers pace
Plans to bring pension funds back into the PPP market are close to fruition, the Partnerships Bulletin understands.
16 July 2010 - Milestone for Liverpool PFI hospital
Three bidders have been announced for the £451m Royal Liverpool Hospital – just months after the government’s spending review had threatened to derail the project.
15 July 2010 - Shops to schools ‘saves a third’
Turning an old shop into a school could cut costs of new school building projects by more than a third, it has been claimed.
14 July 2010 - Prisons PFI scaled back
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has set out proposals to reform the prison estate – apparently scrapping the previous government’s building programme.
14 July 2010 - Health reforms ‘offer partnership opportunities’
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s proposals to increase GPs’ commissioning power could benefit the partnerships industry.
13 July 2010 - Gove faces legal threat
Nottingham City Council is looking at a range of options “including court action” to maintain funding for its school building programme.
