Merton’s cabinet approved the appointment of Veolia ES UK as the preferred bidder for delivering waste collection and street cleaning services for the South London Waste Partnership (SLWP), a joint initiative between Merton, Sutton, Croydon and Kingston councils. They also agreed to appoint The Landscape Group (TLG) as the preferred bidder for delivering services across […]
As part of our commitment to make the UK the most digital nation in the world, government has introduced the Digital Economy Bill to Parliament. The bill will help us build world-class digital infrastructure and transform the way in which government and individuals are able to interact. Part of this will be to change the […]
Devolution of tax powers will be key to supporting public services in Wales in the future, said Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government Mark Drakeford as he outlined his vision for fiscal devolution. From 2018, Wales will raise its own money to spend on public services for the first time in almost 800 years […]
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has placed a £7.6 million contract with QinetiQ to evaluate an Active Protection System (APS) for armoured vehicles. QinetiQ will work with a number of sub-contractors, including Airbus Defence and Space who are contracted to deliver, for evaluation, a number of systems based on the MUSS® self-protection systems. […]
Funding for innovative school projects to improve attainment has been more than doubled to £3.5m, the Deputy First Minister John Swinney confirmed on 28 June. More than 400 schools across Scotland will benefit from 219 projects to improve attainment, specifically around literacy and numeracy. The Innovation Fund, launched in January by the First Minister and […]
The First Minister of Wales has issued a statement following a meeting of the Welsh Cabinet to discuss the outcome of the EU referendum. For the full statement, visit here. Carwyn Jones said: “The Welsh Cabinet met today in order to agree our response to the EU referendum result, and the short, medium and long-term […]
Scotland is open for business and will continue working with colleagues across Europe in the best interests of farmers, Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing said on 27 June.Mr Ewing was attending the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg where he met counterparts from Germany, France and Ireland as well as Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan. […]
Scotland’s three island councils will meet the UK Government on Monday [27 June] in Kirkwall, for the second annual Islands Summit. The meeting will be chaired by UK Government Minister Andrew Dunlop. The councils will be represented by: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council): Councillor Norman A MacDonald Orkney Islands Council: Councillor Dr Steven […]
HS2 has welcomed the report on 28 June by the NAO and its confirmation that, whilst many challenges remain, the project is on track both to deliver its strategic scope and to do so on budget. Major engineering projects such as HS2 are a learning curve in which the method of construction as well as cost […]
The First Minister has already laid out six priority areas for action in his initial response to the result, and the Cabinet discussion will focus on how these can be taken forward immediately. Find more information here. First Minister Carwyn Jones said: “This will be one of the most important Cabinet meetings since devolution, where […]
