To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) construction, and (2) maintenance, contracts issued by departments since 1 January 2018 have used cash retentions; what was the total value of these retentions; how many of these retention monies have been released; and how long on average it took to release these monies.
Answered on
26 April 2021
Information is not collected on the use of cash retentions in construction and maintenance contracts for Central Government.
Answered by
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy