Government can’t subsidise MMC forever, warns housing minister

Lee Rowley

Aspirations around modern methods of construction “not yet” achieved, Lee Rowley says

The housing minister has warned that the government cannot subsidise modern methods of construction (MMC)  forever, but that it is “proportionate” for it to continue investing for a “reasonable timeframe”.

Speaking in front of a House of Lords select committee, Rowley stated that the government’s aspirations behind investing in MMC, including to increase the range methods of construction, ensuring better properties are built and producing cost efficiencies, have “not yet” been achieved.

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