The government has published details of 600 acres of surplus public sector land across the UK, as part of its drive to deliver tens of thousands of new homes and boost local growth. Housing Minister Brandon Lewis urged developers to seize the opportunity and build the homes hard-working people want and deserve. The Homes and […]
The first ever comprehensive register of public land in London has been published by the London Land Commission revealing 40,000 sites across the capital, including the capacity to deliver a minimum of 130,000 homes. The Commission, chaired by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis, appointed Savills to compile […]
New figures have revealed that the UK’s creative industries are now worth £84.1bn per year to the UK economy. British films, music, video games, crafts and publishing are taking a lead role in driving the UK’s economic recovery, according to the latest Government statistics. The figures show the sector growing at almost twice the rate […]
Employment Minister Priti Patel has launched the £2.5bn European Social Fund (ESF) programme for England. The ESF Operational Programme for England was adopted by the European Commission in autumn 2015. The Government says this was a key milestone for the programme and means that all three of the funds which form the European Structural and […]
The NHS will create 100,000 apprenticeships – almost seven times the current number – across the country by 2020. The move will offer opportunities to thousands of young people who the ambition of a career in the health sector. It follows the launch of the government consultation to make 2.3% of workers in large public […]
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has chosen a developer to create a new neighbourhood on a derelict former Ford factory plant in East London. This is the last major site to be released by the Mayor and meets his manifesto pledge to put in place a plan for all surplus City Hall development appropriate […]
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, has welcomed news that productivity in Scotland outperformed the UK in 2014 and across the period of recession and recovery. Official statistics show that output per hour worked in Scotland – a measure of how much output the economy produces in each working hour – has grown 4.4 per […]
More than 6,500 pupils are set to benefit from the construction of 19 new schools across Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed. A £230m investment, part of the final phase of the £1.8bn ‘Schools for the Future’ programme, will take the overall number of schools being delivered to 112. All 19 schools will be completed […]
Four cities have been awarded significant funds to promote green vehicle technology, after successfully bidding for a share of a multimillion pot created to support the take-up of plug-in electric cars across the UK. Nottingham, Bristol, Milton Keynes and London were named as winners of the fund to encourage drivers to go green. Transport Secretary […]
The UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched an ambitious five year strategy setting out government plans to further bolster British innovation and the UK’s booming creative sector. The publication ‘Making life better by supporting UK creativity and innovation’, highlights core areas of focus that will help boost economic growth and competitiveness via a world-class […]
