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“UK government’s Autumn Budget provides no evidence austerity is over” – Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford today responded to the UK government’s Autumn Budget saying it provides no evidence austerity is over. The Autumn UK Budget includes approximately £68.4 million additional capital funding for Wales between 2018-19 and 2020-21, with additional revenue funding of £486 million for the period 2018-19 to…

£1.7 million EU funds to boost Wales’ manufacturing sector

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford has today announced £1.7 million of EU funding to boost Wales’ manufacturing sector. The EU funding will support small and medium-sized enterprises to maximise the use of advanced technology to create new and improved processes and products as part of the £2.8 million Advanced Design…

£20million to support Welsh NHS and partners this winter

A £20m package to support the NHS and its partners in Wales through the busy winter period has been announced by Health Secretary Vaughan Gething. Funding of £16m will be allocated to Local Health Boards to support delivery of actions featured in local integrated winter delivery plans alongside the…

Ministers confirm £180m to deliver seamless health and social care in Wales

Plans to deliver a seamless health and social care system, which supports people to live healthy and independent lives, will receive a £180m funding boost next year, Ministers announced today. Health and Social Services Secretary, Vaughan Gething and Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care, Huw Irranca-Davies today…

Employment up in Wales, with Mid and North Wales leading the charge

Economy Secretary Ken Skates has today welcomed statistics showing that the employment rate in Wales increased by one percentage point over the past year. The statistics also show that unemployment fell in two of the four economic regions (Mid Wales and South West Wales) whilst remaining unchanged in North…

Electric charging points on strategic road links in Wales given £2million funding boost

Rapid electric charging points will be rolled out across strategic road links in Wales as part of £2million of funding for the charging network, Economy and Transport Secretary Ken Skates has announced. The £2million funding, secured as part of the two-year Budget agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid…

A55 works completed ahead of schedule

Essential improvement works on the A55 near Llanddulas will be completed ahead of schedule, Transport Secretary Ken Skates has announced. Work on the Kneeshaw Lupton underbridge near Junction 23 began on 17 September and the road will be fully re-opened on Friday 12 October, six days before it was…

Welsh Government continues to deliver improvements for Wales – First Minister

The Welsh Government continues to deliver improvements for the people of Wales and is laying the foundations for longer-term benefits that will be felt for generations to come, the First Minister, Carwyn Jones, has said as he set out his government’s progress in the past year. Last September, the Welsh…

PaCE helps 1000th parent into employment

The Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning, Eluned Morgan, today thanked all those, whether staff or participants, who were involved in reaching this milestone. “I can’t thank the programme enough, it has given me the confidence needed to reach my goals”, Firefighter, Adele. “I can finally provide my…

Standards in Welsh social housing continue to rise

Housing and Regeneration Minister Rebecca Evans has welcomed new figures showing a rise in the number of homes meeting key quality standards in the social housing sector. As of the end of March 2018, 91% of homes managed by local authorities and housing associations in Wales were compliant with Welsh…

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