New CBI analysis reveals that inaction on business rates, together with recent Government policy changes, including the National Living Wage and the Apprenticeship Levy, will cost businesses around £9 billion every year by 2020-21 and around £29 billion over the course of this Parliament. Businesses are committed to delivering jobs, investment, raising skills and living […]

Matt Hancock has announced that government has brought together some of the world’s biggest names in digital to advise on delivering world beating digital public services. The new GDS advisory board is made up of UK experts from retail, digital, data and technology sectors, all of which have experience in delivering digital products and services […]

Five councils from different parts of the country have agreed a ‘revolutionary’ procurement deal in a bid to save more than £50m over nine years. The joint deal will see five councils – Hart District Council, Havant Borough Council, Mendip District Council, South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse District Councils – use their […]

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson MP has urged Government to give the green light to taking Crossrail 2 forward and commit the necessary development funding for the vital new railway line in next month’s budget. He has also warned that any delay will result in £4bn in lost economic benefit every six months. Speaking […]

DIO has awarded a contract to refurbish one of two runways at RAF Valley to a joint venture of North Stone and White Mountain. The contract, worth £20 million, is to refurbish the runway as well as link taxiways and provide a new section airside perimeter road, new visual aids, aeronautical lighting and signage. The […]

Wales Office Minister highlights success of Gower businesses in overseas markets ahead of UK Government’s ‘exports roadshow’. Mr Cairns will visit A1K9, the leading personal and family protection dog training company in the world who have sold more than 1,000 highly trained dogs to customers and their families to over 30 countries worldwide. Mr Cairns […]

The NHS in Wales will receive an extra £45m of new investment to help it respond to winter pressures, the Welsh Government announced. The money for this financial year will come from Welsh Government reserves and will help health boards across Wales treat and care for the increase in people using services at this time […]

The NHS is set to receive a huge boost to workforce thanks to £27 million of Scottish Government funding to attract and retain the best talent into the healthcare profession whatever their background, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. In a major speech that sets out her vision for a modern NHS in Scotland, the […]

The number of nurse training places will increase by 10% in 2016-17 as part of an £85m investment package by the Welsh Government in the next generation of healthcare professionals, the Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford announced. Nurse training places will rise by 135 in 2016-17 to 1,418, an increase of 10%, on […]

Householders, workers, healthcare and schools will all benefit from the continued Scottish Government financing of Scotland’s local authorities. Deputy First Minister John Swinney confirmed that the 32 councils have now written to him to accept the package for 2016-17, which will: facilitate a Living Wage for every social care worker in Scotland, protect the Council […]