Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the contribution to the economy of the construction industry. [73181]

Mark Prisk MP; Minister of State (Business and Enterprise): Construction makes a vital contribution to the UK economy. It contributed nearly 7% of the UK economy's gross value-added (GVA) in 2009, it is worth around £86 billion, and it employed around 2 million people.