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Welsh Government Childcare Offer benefiting low income families – new research

The Welsh Government’s childcare offer is benefiting low income families by putting more money back into their pockets and allowing them to take up more work or training, new research shows. The research on the offer’s first year of operation shows 80% of the lowest earning parents in each…

Wales continues to spend more on key public services

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford today welcomed official figures which show Wales continues to invest more in key public services than other parts of the UK. Figures released by the Treasury today, show Wales spends £2,310 per person on health – 6.5% higher than spending per person in England. Spending…

High tech Newport building now home to IBM, BT, Nokia and others

A Newport building owned by Welsh Government is now home to some of the World’s biggest and best tech companies, Economy Secretary Ken Skates has confirmed today. The 750,000 sq ft building in Newport was initially specifically built for wafer fabrication production. Its specialist nature meant it was a…

Nearly half of Wales’ electricity came from renewable sources in 2017

Nearly half of Wales’ electricity consumption in 2017 came from renewable sources, a new report has revealed. Last year the equivalent of 48% of the country’s electricity, a rise from 43% in 2016, came from renewable sources as the country edges towards ambitious targets for clean energy by 2030.…

Children in care in Wales are happy and settled – new survey shows

The “Our Lives, Our Care” pilot survey on the experiences of looked after children was conducted by the charity Coram Voice and the University of Bristol in six Welsh local authority areas earlier this year. Commissioned by the Welsh Government and supported by the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, it was…

Wales secures €100m of competitive EU research and innovation funding

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford today announced Wales has secured more than €100m to support major research and development projects from a flagship EU fund. Horizon 2020 is the EU’s largest ever research and innovation programme, supporting cutting-edge science and technology and international collaboration to deliver solutions to key challenges…

“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…

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