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Housing minister says construction sector is set to reopen on 5 March

The minister said the building of homes is an “essential service”.

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Feb 8th 2021, 1:26 PM

Most construction work will stop unless essential to pandemic, Harris says

Construction will not be on the list of essential non-retail services due to be published today, Harris confirmed.

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Mar 28th 2020, 1:38 PM