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Furthermore, we were concerned to learn that Mr Pennycook and Mr Mitchell hold different opinions on the degree to which the skills crisis will impact the delivery of new towns the former suggesting it is “no specific …challenge” 119 with the latter telling us there was no question it was a “delivery risk”. 120 84 Construction Industry Council, New report calls for data-led workforce planning to confront Built Environment skills permacrisis, 4 June 2026 85 Ibid. 86 Q 15 (Jonathan Mitchell) 87 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Building new towns for the future , 12 February 2025 88 Q 5 (David Hopkins) 89 Q 15 (Jonathan Mitchell) 90 Ibid. 91 Written evidence from City & Guilds ( NTB0014 ) 92 Q 18 (Jonathan Mitchell), and written evidence from the Bedford College Group ( NTB0009 ) 93 Q 18 (Jonathan Mitchell) 94 See for example Q 15 (Sam Egan), and written evidence from the Bedford College Group ( NTB0009 ). 95 Q 15 (Sam Egan) 96 Written evidence from the Bedford College Group ( NTB0009 ) 97 Q 18 (Sam Egan) 98 Q 15 (Sam Egan) 99 Ibid. 100 Written evidence from the Bedford College Group ( NTB0009 ) 101 Written evidence from City & Guild ( NTB0014 ) 102 Written evidence from City & Guild ( NTB0014 ) 103 Q 23 (Sam Egan) 104 Written evidence from the Bedford College Group ( NTB0009 ) 105 Q 10 (Rebecca Larkin) 106 Written evidence from the Bedford College Group ( NTB0009 ) 107 Q 18 (Sam Egan) 108 Written evidence from the Bedford College Group ( NTB0009 ) 109 Written evidence from City & Guilds ( NTB0014 ) 110 Q 61 (Minister of State for Housing and Planning) 111 Q 15 (Simon Rawlinson) 112 Q 15 (Jonathan Mitchell) 113 Q 15 (Simon Rawlinson) 114 Q 19 (Jonathan Mitchell) 115 Written evidence from City & Guilds ( NTB0014 ) 116 Q 10 (David Hopkins) 117 Q 23 (Sam Egan) 118 Q 16 (Jonathan Mitchell) 119 Q 61 (Minister of State for Housing and Planning) 120 Q 15 (Jonathan Mitchell) < Back Next > © Parliamentary copyright 2026 A-Z index Glossary Contact us Freedom of Information Jobs Using this website Copyright Privacy notice Cookie policy Cookie Manager House of Lords - New Towns: Commit and Build - Built Environment Committee Accessibility Email alerts RSS feeds Contact us Home Parliamentary business MPs, Lords & offices About Parliament Get involved Visiting Education House of Commons House of Lords What's on Bills & legislation Committees Publications & records Parliament TV News Topics New Towns: Commit and Build Contents Chapter 5: Technology, innovation and best practice An opportunity for excellence