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Leaky schools on the government's rebuilding programme - many still waiting for builders - will also be wondering if a £2.4bn annual cash injection will suffice.

Modern fire-prevention strategies already are being implemented in new master-planned communities in Southern California, where home builders have the hindsight of previous disasters and implement tighter building codes.

His father was once a builder, so Webster dabbled with an apprenticeship "on the tools".

It builds more vessels than any other country bar China, which is now the world's dominant ship builder and home to the largest naval fleet.

Last month, the Home Builders Federation said the BNG had placed a "disproportionate burden on small and medium-sized home builders".