21 towns and places with Welsh names that aren t actually in the UK
Settlements on most of the world s continents have names that originated in Wales
10:57, 17 MAY 2021
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Legend has it that a Welsh-speaking Indian tribe in North America were descendents of emigrants who reached the continent in the 12th century, more than 300 years before Christopher Columbus.
The UK Government is not collecting data on the use of cash retentions in the public sector, it has emerged.
The hands-off approach to the divisive issue of retentions in the industry was highlighted in a series of written answers to parliamentary questions published this week. They also revealed that it offers no guidance on the topic to procuring bodies and has no plans to include it in its Construction Playbook, which sets out best practice for public contracts.
Construction commentator Rudi Klein said the answers show the government is doing nothing to curb “retentions abuse”.
Lord Martin Callanan, a junior minister at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, said on Tuesday that the government is working with the Construction Leadership Council “to identify a sustainable strategy on retentions”.
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