Written Question
Thursday 13th January 2022
Asked by:
Mark Garnier (Conservative - Wyre Forest)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government maintains a database of the firms operating within the repair, maintenance and improvement sector in England.
Answered by Lee Rowley
The repair, maintenance and improvement sector (RMI) is not part of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). Therefore, whilst the Government has data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) regarding the number of construction businesses operating, we do not maintain a database on how many of these businesses operate in the RMI sector, either solely or partially.
The most recent Construction Statistics annual tables were published by the ONS in December 2021 and relate to 2020 (please find the relevant data attached). Table 1.4 shows the value of RMI work carried out by businesses in different SIC sectors in Great Britain, and Table 3.5 provides information on the number of employees in such businesses, although the data does not show whether or not they undertake RMI work.
The ONS also publishes data on business counts by sector, country and legal status. The following data relates to March 2021 and only includes construction businesses in England which are registered for VAT and/or PAYE. It relates to SIC sector 412: Construction of residential and non-residential buildings, and it is therefore not specific to the RMI sector:
Legal Status | Total |
Company (including building society) | 51,840 |
Sole proprietor | 7,365 |
Partnership | 1,575 |
Column Total | 60,775 |
“Company” includes both limited by shares and limited liability partnerships, and “partnerships” refers to unlimited liability partnerships.
Written Question
Thursday 13th January 2022
Asked by:
Mark Garnier (Conservative - Wyre Forest)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate the Government has made of the number of general building firms operating within the repair, maintenance and improvement sector in England.
Answered by Lee Rowley
The repair, maintenance and improvement sector (RMI) is not part of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). Therefore, whilst the Government has data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) regarding the number of construction businesses operating, we do not maintain a database on how many of these businesses operate in the RMI sector, either solely or partially.
The most recent Construction Statistics annual tables were published by the ONS in December 2021 and relate to 2020 (please find the relevant data attached). Table 1.4 shows the value of RMI work carried out by businesses in different SIC sectors in Great Britain, and Table 3.5 provides information on the number of employees in such businesses, although the data does not show whether or not they undertake RMI work.
The ONS also publishes data on business counts by sector, country and legal status. The following data relates to March 2021 and only includes construction businesses in England which are registered for VAT and/or PAYE. It relates to SIC sector 412: Construction of residential and non-residential buildings, and it is therefore not specific to the RMI sector:
Legal Status | Total |
Company (including building society) | 51,840 |
Sole proprietor | 7,365 |
Partnership | 1,575 |
Column Total | 60,775 |
“Company” includes both limited by shares and limited liability partnerships, and “partnerships” refers to unlimited liability partnerships.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 19 Nov 2021
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
"I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
In a debate in which we will talk about the activities of some possibly not-so-enhancing builders, I wish to start by saying what is good and brilliant about builders. Builders constructed the place in which we work, …..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
View all Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) contributions to the debate on: Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 19 Nov 2021
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
"My right hon. and learned Friend is absolutely right. The implications of cowboy or rogue builders who do not build to standard are unbelievably widespread—indeed, that opens another interesting debate about inspections by local councils in terms of the amount of work done, and there is a completely different debate …..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
View all Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) contributions to the debate on: Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 19 Nov 2021
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
"I have privately asked all sorts of senior people and, weirdly, they just roll their eyes and say, “It is what it is.” Perhaps we could, but I am certainly not qualified. I was an investment banker rather than a lawyer, so I approach this from a slightly different direction.
…..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
View all Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) contributions to the debate on: Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 19 Nov 2021
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
"Self-evidently not. My hon. Friend is right to ask that. A voluntary scheme is good, because builders who sign up to it can demonstrate that they are maintaining a certain level of trust and obligations to their consumer. The problem is that the consumer needs to know an awful lot …..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
View all Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) contributions to the debate on: Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 19 Nov 2021
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
"My hon. Friend is being incredibly kind. First, let me quickly say a great thanks to everybody, particularly the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) and all the various people who have been involved in the Bill. I think the Minister is very sincere in what he …..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
View all Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) contributions to the debate on: Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 19 Nov 2021
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will just rattle through some thanks to colleagues—..."Mark Garnier - View Speech
View all Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) contributions to the debate on: Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 19 Nov 2021
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
"I was going to lead up to that...."Mark Garnier - View Speech
View all Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) contributions to the debate on: Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 19 Nov 2021
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
"Okay. With the leave of the House, and in the light of the Minister’s assurances of further collaborative work on this issue, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.
Motion and Bill, by leave, withdrawn...."Mark Garnier - View Speech
View all Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) contributions to the debate on: Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill