The agreement between the Scottish and UK Governments on the financial arrangements to underpin the Scotland Bill has been published. The fiscal framework agreement confirms: The method for adjusting Scotland’s block grant to ensure no detriment as a result of acquiring taxation powers An independent review of the block grant adjustment by the end of […]
Matt Hancock has announced a tech partnership between the Office for National Statistics and Alacrity for the next generation of digital talent. Minister for the Cabinet Office, Matthew Hancock, on 25 February visited South Wales to announce a new partnership between the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Newport educational charity Alacrity. The new partnership will […]
A new £2.7bn partnership between Scotland’s largest council and the country’s biggest social landlord will secure jobs for the next 30 years. The joint venture between Glasgow City Council and Wheatley Group, parent company of Glasgow Housing Association, means Wheatley Group would take a 50% shareholding in City Building Glasgow, becoming a partner and joint […]
A striking 3D ‘fly through’ animation is at the heart of a new exhibition illustrating the Welsh Government’s transformative Metro transport project. Over the coming weeks, travellers will get the chance to learn more about the project through new interactive maps at various stations on the network. The exhibitions are the latest stage of the […]
From April 2018, Wales will have responsibility for two devolved taxes – on 24 February the Finance and Government Business Minister Jane Hutt invited people across Wales to engage in a conversation and share their views on the shape of future Welsh tax arrangements. Stamp Duty Land Tax and Landfill Tax will be devolved to […]
This is a Budget that takes decisive action to deliver inclusive growth and support public services while protecting, not burdening, those on the lowest incomes, said Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary John Swinney on 24 February as the Budget Bill passed with a majority. During the Budget Bill’s final parliamentary stage, the Deputy First […]
Plans for a new Scotland-wide housing initiative that could help deliver thousands of purpose-built homes for private rent have been unveiled. The Private Rented Sector (PRS) Rental Income Guarantee scheme would see the Scottish Government sharing a proportion of rental income risk associated with large-scale new developments. The guarantee is intended to compensate owners for […]
Transport Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon visited Singapore and Burma (14 to 19 February 2016) to promote UK transport expertise and identify business opportunities for British companies in the transport infrastructure sector. Lord Ahmad attended the Singapore Aviation Leadership Summit and Singapore Airshow, representing the UK government in a panel discussion on the future […]
A series of talks and discussions were then held, from delivering prosperity and innovation to the UK Value Chain, to talks on the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory‘s (Dstl) developing relationship with SMEs. As part of the visit, the Minister also had a chance to highlight Dstl’s Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) series of Small […]
A wide-ranging review to improve business access to broadband has been announced 24 February by Business Secretary Sajid Javid in a keynote speech to the EEF annual conference, where he also set out his plans to support British manufacturing. Broadband has the potential to transform the way in which modern businesses work together, reach their […]
