2017 General Election manifestos - Revision history

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−	~~<ul>~~	+	* 2017 election manifestos and infrastructure.
−	~~<li>~~	+	* CIOB 2017 manifesto.
		+	* Election 2017 and housing quality.
		+	* ICE manifesto for General Election 2017.
		+	* Key Brexit challenges facing infrastructure and construction.
		+	* Overcoming the challenges of Brexit.
		+	* UandI housing manifesto 2017.

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−	~~2017 election manifestos and infrastructure.</li>~~	+
−	~~<li>CIOB 2017 manifesto.</li>~~	+
−	~~<li>Election 2017 and housing quality.</li>~~	+
−	~~<li>ICE manifesto for General Election 2017.</li>~~	+
−	~~<li>Key Brexit challenges facing infrastructure and construction.</li>~~	+
−	~~<li>Overcoming the challenges of Brexit.</li>~~	+
−	~~<li>UandI housing manifesto 2017.</li></ul>~~	+
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−	[[Category:~~Organisations~~]] [[Category:~~Publications_/_reports~~]] [[Category:~~Policy~~]]	+

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−	* CIOB 2017 manifesto.	+	<ul>
−	* Election 2017 and housing quality.	+	<li>
−	* ICE manifesto for General Election 2017.	+
−	* Key Brexit challenges facing infrastructure and construction.	+
−	* Overcoming the challenges of Brexit.	+
−	* UandI housing manifesto 2017.	+
		+	2017 election manifestos and infrastructure.</li>
		+	<li>CIOB 2017 manifesto.</li>
		+	<li>Election 2017 and housing quality.</li>
		+	<li>ICE manifesto for General Election 2017.</li>
		+	<li>Key Brexit challenges facing infrastructure and construction.</li>
		+	<li>Overcoming the challenges of Brexit.</li>
		+	<li>UandI housing manifesto 2017.</li></ul>

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	* Key Brexit challenges facing infrastructure and construction.		* Key Brexit challenges facing infrastructure and construction.
	* Overcoming the challenges of Brexit.		* Overcoming the challenges of Brexit.
		+	* UandI housing manifesto 2017.

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−	With the General Election on 8th June 2017 fast approaching, we have ~~taken~~ a look ~~through each of~~ the main parties' manifestos and extracted the ~~main~~ points and proposals that relate to construction, infrastructure and the built environment.	+	With the General Election on 8th June 2017 fast approaching, we have had a look at the main parties' manifestos and extracted the key points and proposals that relate to construction, infrastructure and the built environment.

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	* Plant 1 million more trees in towns and cities.		* Plant 1 million more trees in towns and cities.
−	* Review of the design of government buildings, to ensure they make a positive contribution to a local area.	+	* Review the design of government buildings, to ensure they make a positive contribution to the local area.
−	* Maintain existing ~~strong~~ protections on designated land ~~like~~ the ~~Green Belt~~, National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.	+	* Maintain existing protections on designated land such as the green belt, National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
−	* Reform ~~Compulsory Purchase Orders~~ to make them easier and less expensive for councils to use and make it easier to determine the true market value of sites.	+	* Reform compulsory purchase orders to make them easier and less expensive for councils to use, and make it easier to determine the true market value of sites.
−	* Continue £2.5 billion flood defence programme.	+	* Continue the £2.5 billion flood defence programme.

	=== Housing ===		=== Housing ===

−	* Meet 2015 commitment to deliver a million homes by the end of 2020 and deliver half a million more by the end of 2022 (including 160,000 on government-owned land).	+	* Meet the 2015 commitment to deliver a million homes by the end of 2020 and deliver half a million more by the end of 2022 (including 160,000 on government-owned land).
	* Deliver the reforms proposed in the Housing White Paper to free up more land for new homes, speed up build-out by encouraging modern methods of construction, and give councils powers to intervene where developers do not act on planning permissions.		* Deliver the reforms proposed in the Housing White Paper to free up more land for new homes, speed up build-out by encouraging modern methods of construction, and give councils powers to intervene where developers do not act on planning permissions.
−	* Support high-quality, high-density housing ~~like~~ mansion blocks, mews houses and terraced streets.	+	* Support high-quality, high-density housing such as mansion blocks, mews houses and terraced streets.
−	* Enter into new ~~Council Housing Deals~~ with local authorities to help them build more social housing, providing them with significant low-cost capital funding.	+	* Enter into new council housing deals with local authorities to help them build more social housing, providing them with significant low-cost capital funding.
−	* Build new fixed-term social houses, to be sold privately after 10-15 years with an automatic ~~Right~~ to ~~Buy~~ for tenants, the proceeds of which will be recycled into ~~further~~ homes.	+	* Build new fixed-term social houses, to be sold privately after 10-15 years with an automatic right to buy for tenants, the proceeds of which will be recycled into more new homes.
	* Give greater flexibility to housing associations to increase their housing stock.		* Give greater flexibility to housing associations to increase their housing stock.

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	* Encourage and promote the use of shale gas fracking.		* Encourage and promote the use of shale gas fracking.
−		+	* A new £23 billion National Productivity Investment Fund targeted at housing, research and development, economic infrastructure and skills. This will include; £740 million of digital infrastructure investment; 'The largest investment in railways since Victorian times'; £1.1 billion to improve local transport; £250 million in skills by the end of 2020.
−	A new £23 billion National Productivity Investment Fund targeted at housing, research and development, economic infrastructure and skills. This will include:	+
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−	* £740 million of digital infrastructure investment.	+
−	* 'The largest investment in railways since Victorian times.'	+
−	* £1.1 billion to improve local transport.	+
−	* £250 million in skills by the end of 2020.	+

	= Labour =		= Labour =

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	With the General Election on 8th June 2017 fast approaching, we have taken a look through each of the main parties' manifestos and extracted the main points and proposals that relate to construction, infrastructure and the built environment.		With the General Election on 8th June 2017 fast approaching, we have taken a look through each of the main parties' manifestos and extracted the main points and proposals that relate to construction, infrastructure and the built environment.

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	=== Planning ===		=== Planning ===

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		+	With the General Election on 8th June 2017 fast approaching, we have taken a look through each of the main parties' manifestos and extracted the main points and proposals that relate to construction, infrastructure and the built environment.
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	= Conservatives =		= Conservatives =

	[[File:Conservative-Manifesto.jpg\|link=File:Conservative-Manifesto.jpg]]		[[File:Conservative-Manifesto.jpg\|link=File:Conservative-Manifesto.jpg]]

−	~~=== Industrial strategy ===~~

−	* Encourage and promote the use of shale gas fracking.
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−	~~A new £23 billion National Productivity Investment Fund targeted at housing, research and development, economic infrastructure and skills. This will include:~~
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−	* £740 million of digital infrastructure investment.
−	* 'The largest investment in railways since Victorian times.'
−	* £1.1 billion to improve local transport.
−	* £250 million in skills by the end of 2020.

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	* Build new fixed-term social houses, to be sold privately after 10-15 years with an automatic Right to Buy for tenants, the proceeds of which will be recycled into further homes.		* Build new fixed-term social houses, to be sold privately after 10-15 years with an automatic Right to Buy for tenants, the proceeds of which will be recycled into further homes.
	* Give greater flexibility to housing associations to increase their housing stock.		* Give greater flexibility to housing associations to increase their housing stock.
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		+	=== Industrial strategy ===
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		+	* Encourage and promote the use of shale gas fracking.
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		+	A new £23 billion National Productivity Investment Fund targeted at housing, research and development, economic infrastructure and skills. This will include:
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		+	* £740 million of digital infrastructure investment.
		+	* 'The largest investment in railways since Victorian times.'
		+	* £1.1 billion to improve local transport.
		+	* £250 million in skills by the end of 2020.

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	* £5 billion of initial capital for a new British Housing and Infrastructure Development Bank, using public money to attract private investment for these priorities.		* £5 billion of initial capital for a new British Housing and Infrastructure Development Bank, using public money to attract private investment for these priorities.
	* Create at least 10 new garden cities in England.		* Create at least 10 new garden cities in England.
−	* End the ~~Voluntary~~ Right to Buy pilots that sell off housing association homes.	+	* End the voluntary Right to Buy pilots that sell off housing association homes.
	* Lift the borrowing cap on local authorities and increase the borrowing capacity of housing associations.		* Lift the borrowing cap on local authorities and increase the borrowing capacity of housing associations.
	* Scrap exemptions on smaller housing development schemes from their obligation to provide affordable homes.		* Scrap exemptions on smaller housing development schemes from their obligation to provide affordable homes.
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	* Scrap HS2.		* Scrap HS2.

−	[[Category:~~Articles_needing_more_work~~]]	+	= Find out more =
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		+	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===
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		+	* CIOB 2017 manifesto.
		+	* Election 2017 and housing quality.
		+	* ICE manifesto for General Election 2017.
		+	* Key Brexit challenges facing infrastructure and construction.
		+	* Overcoming the challenges of Brexit.
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		+	[[Category:Organisations]] [[Category:Publications_/_reports]] [[Category:Policy]]

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	* £400 million to deliver superfast broadband to 95% of properties across Scotland by the end of 2017. Reach 100% by 2021.		* £400 million to deliver superfast broadband to 95% of properties across Scotland by the end of 2017. Reach 100% by 2021.
−	* Invest ~~over~~ £3 billion to deliver at least 50,000 new affordable houses, of which at least 35,000 will be houses for social rent.	+	* Invest more than £3 billion to deliver at least 50,000 new affordable houses, of which at least 35,000 will be houses for social rent.
	* Introduce a Warm Homes Bill to help tackle fuel poverty.		* Introduce a Warm Homes Bill to help tackle fuel poverty.
	* Continue to invest in Help to Buy and Shared Equity schemes, helping first time buyers onto the housing ladder.		* Continue to invest in Help to Buy and Shared Equity schemes, helping first time buyers onto the housing ladder.
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−	* ~~Investment worth~~ £7.5 billion in Welsh Infrastructure.	+	* Invest £7.5 billion in Welsh Infrastructure.
	* Re-open of the Carmarthen–Aberystwyth railway.		* Re-open of the Carmarthen–Aberystwyth railway.
−	* Improved valleys ~~line~~ train services.	+	* Improved valleys train services.
	* Improvements to the A55 in north Wales.		* Improvements to the A55 in north Wales.
	* The expansion of the Traws Cymru bus network.		* The expansion of the Traws Cymru bus network.
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	* A public works programme of insulation.		* A public works programme of insulation.
	* Investing in flood defences and natural flood management.		* Investing in flood defences and natural flood management.
−	* Strong protection for the ~~Green Belt~~, National Parks, SSSIs and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.	+	* Strong protection for the green belt, National Parks, SSSIs and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
	* End mass council house sales and scrap Right to Buy at discounted prices.		* End mass council house sales and scrap Right to Buy at discounted prices.
	* Bring empty homes back into use and trial a Land Value Tax to encourage the use of vacant land and reduce speculation.		* Bring empty homes back into use and trial a Land Value Tax to encourage the use of vacant land and reduce speculation.

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	* Complete the HS2 high-speed rail line from London through Birmingham to Leeds and Manchester, and then into Scotland.		* Complete the HS2 high-speed rail line from London through Birmingham to Leeds and Manchester, and then into Scotland.
	* Build a new Brighton Main Line for the South East.		* Build a new Brighton Main Line for the South East.
−	* ~~In London, build~~ Crossrail 2.	+	* Build Crossrail 2.
	* Deliver rail electrification and expansion across the whole country.		* Deliver rail electrification and expansion across the whole country.
	* Deliver universal superfast broadband availability by 2022.		* Deliver universal superfast broadband availability by 2022.
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	* Remove government restrictions that stop councils building homes.		* Remove government restrictions that stop councils building homes.
−	* Invest to build ~~over~~ a million new homes. By the end of the next Parliament, be building at least 100,000 council and housing association homes a year for genuinely affordable rent or sale.	+	* Invest to build more than a million new homes. By the end of the next Parliament, be building at least 100,000 council and housing association homes a year for genuinely affordable rent or sale.
	* Establish a new Department for Housing to focus on tackling the crisis.		* Establish a new Department for Housing to focus on tackling the crisis.
−	* Overhaul the Homes and Communities Agency to be housing delivery body, and give councils new powers to build the homes local communities need.	+	* Overhaul the Homes and Communities Agency to become a housing delivery body, and give councils new powers to build the homes local communities need.
	* Prioritise brownfield sites and protect the green belt.		* Prioritise brownfield sites and protect the green belt.
	* Start work on a new generation of New Towns to build homes and avoid urban sprawl.		* Start work on a new generation of New Towns to build homes and avoid urban sprawl.
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	=== Housing ===		=== Housing ===

−	* New direct spending on ~~housebuilding~~ to help build 300,000 homes a year by 2022.	+	* New direct spending on house building to help build 300,000 homes a year by 2022.
	* £5 billion of initial capital for a new British Housing and Infrastructure Development Bank, using public money to attract private investment for these priorities.		* £5 billion of initial capital for a new British Housing and Infrastructure Development Bank, using public money to attract private investment for these priorities.
	* Create at least 10 new garden cities in England.		* Create at least 10 new garden cities in England.