First in UK group to improve social care workforce conditions
Wales is the first in the UK to have set up a group bringing government, employers and trade unions together to improve ways of working for staff in the social care sector.
Calls for vigilance following Foot and Mouth Disease case in Germany
Wales’ Chief Veterinary Officer, Richard Irvine is urging livestock owners in Wales to remain vigilant following the recent case of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany.
More than £20m to help universities tackle climate change. Loan funding will help universities reach low carbon ambitions
Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Vikki Howells, visited Cardiff University to see how a £12.2m investment is accelerating their progress towards carbon reduction.
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Thousands of Welsh farm payments land in bank accounts as support ramps up
- 90% of farms claiming under the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) Universal Layer and 94% of farms claiming under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) have now received their advance payment.
- SFS and BPS advance payment rates were increased this year to 80% to help ease cash-flow pressure caused by this summer's dry weather
- Building on previously announced support for the industry
Welsh Government takes action to climate-proof Wales's transport network
- Deputy Minister for Transport Mark Hooper has set out plans to make Wales's transport network more resilient to climate change, in a Plenary statement today
- Specific action is being taken across rail, buses, roads and ports
- Future transport investment will be shaped by lessons from recent extreme weather, aiming to deliver networks that are both climate-resilient and low-carbon
Agreement reached on Supplementary Budget
- Welsh Government and Welsh Labour reach agreement on further investment for Additional Learning Needs (ALN), enabling the Supplementary Budget for 2026-27 to proceed.
- Extra £60 million for ALN, as part of a wider package of investment first set out in June.
- Supplementary Budget to be laid before the Senedd on Tuesday 13 October and debated on 3 November.