• Executive summary

• Under Construction: Building the future of the sector in Scotland
  • Industry context

• Economic impact
  • Varying impact of Construction on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
  • Measuring productivity

• Access to Finance
  • Payment behaviours
  • Project Bank Accounts
  • Retentions
  • Building Scotland Fund (BSF) and the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB)

• Skills and workforce development
  • Skills shortages and sector characteristics
    • Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
  • Diversity in the workplace
    • Barriers and image
  • Apprenticeships
    • Age diversity
    • Digital skills and technology
    • Working with SMEs
    • Holistic education
    • Apprenticeship frameworks
    • Apprenticeship levy

• Procurement
  • Review of Scottish Public Sector Procurement in Construction
  • Cost versus quality
  • SME resource and skills
  • Public sector procurement skills
  • Hub Procurement Model
  • Procurement conclusions

• Infrastructure

• Land Asset Management
  • Housing Land Audits (HLAs)
  • Housing land supply
  • Land banking
  • Housing supply

• Innovation
  • Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
  • Industry leadership and policy landscape
    • Construction Sector Deal

• Conclusions

• Annexe A - Minutes of Meeting

• Annexe B - Written Evidence

• Annexe C - Visits and Events