We asked witnesses if the construction industry had the capacity to support the acceleration of remediation. The HBF told us acceleration was happening, but that it would be challenging. It outlined some of the challenges facing the sector, including an ageing construction workforce and Brexit, where stricter visa requirements have meant that some European builders have been unable to work in the UK. The Local Government Association (LGA) told us that developers, local councils and housing authorities were competing for the same limited pool of resources and that developers could probably outbid the others. MHCLG told us that it had not seen a shortfall in the capacity of the construction industry but said it was working closely with the Construction Leadership Council to provide modular training, for example, on façade engineering and cladding.32