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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…

Leadership contest candidates announced

The deadline has now passed for Welsh Labour Assembly Members to nominate a candidate in the Welsh Labour Leadership Election. The three validly nominated candidates are listed below, alongside their supporting nominations from Welsh Labour AMs.

A Budget to Build a Better Wales

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford has today unveiled a draft Budget to sustain the fabric of Welsh life and build a better Wales. This will be the first Budget to include revenues raised from Welsh rates of income tax as Wales gains the partial power to set and vary income…

PM must stop misleading the public with false Brexit claims

First Minister Carwyn Jones issues stark warning to Theresa May as Brexit deadline looms. With 6 months to go until the UK leaves the EU, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said the Prime Minister must stop misleading the public with false Brexit claims. The First Minister said: “Prime Minister…

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