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APPG for Excellence in the Built Environment
The All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups that have no official status within Parliament. An APPG is an informal group of Members who join together to pursue a particular topic or interest.
They are essentially run by and for Members of the Commons and Lords, although many groups involve individuals and organisations from outside Parliament in their administration and activities.
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment was formed in July 2010. The group’s primary remit is to present a holistic and overarching view from all sectors involved in the planning, design, construction, management and maintenance of the built environment. The built environment encompasses all forms of building (housing, industrial, commercial, hospitals, schools, etc., and civil engineering infrastructure, both above and below ground and includes the managed landscapes between and around buildings.
The APPG EBE seeks to work closely with other All-Party groups representing particular sectors of the built environment, such as architecture and planning, climate change, infrastructure, building, highway maintenance and gas safety. It is committed to investigate all current issues relating to the built environment and to engage parliamentarians and other serious commentators in looking at those major strategic issues affecting the built environment, which impact upon the lives of every constituent.
So far, the group has conducted five Inquiries and published the following Reports:
2012 - Inquiry into achieving best value in the procurement of construction work
A Better Deal For Public Building
2013 - Inquiry into sustainable construction and the Green Deal
Re-energising the green agenda
2015 - Inquiry into flood resilience of the future
2016 - Inquiry into the Quality of New Build Housing in UK
2017 - Inquiry into the impact of Brexit on the future skills needs
2018 - Inquiry into a New Homes Ombudsman
For further information and advice about APPGs, including the Guide to the Rules on APPGs, please visit the APPG page.
For more information about this group, please contact its secretariat on 0207 399 7414
This is not an official website of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either House or its committees. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of both Houses with a common interest on particular issues. The views expressed in these webpages are those of the group.
Inquiry into achieving best value in the procurement
The first Inquiry of the group focused on procurement practice; gathering information with the aim of cost savings and increased efficiency in the construction process.
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Inquiry into sustainable construction and the Green Deal
The All Party Parliamentary Committee for Excellence in the Built Environment has launched an inquiry into sustainable construction and the Green Deal, and has called on firms, organisations and individuals in the sector to submit evidence on best practice, challenges and barriers.
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Inquiry into Flood Mitigation and Resilience
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment will be holding evidence sessions for it 3rd inquiry, in late November/early December 2014 with a report to follow in the New Year.
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Inquiry into the Quality of New Build Housing in England
For its fourth Inquiry the All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment looked into the quality and workmanship of new build housing in England.
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Inquiry into the impact of Brexit on future skill needs
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment has carried out its fifth Inquiry, which looks at the impact of Brexit on future skills needs in the construction industry and the built environment professions.
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Inquiry into the New Homes Ombudsman
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment (APPGEBE) Inquiry into the New Homes Ombudsman.
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Reports
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