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“I want Wales to be a nation that celebrates age” vows Deputy Minister for Social Services
The central role older people play in communities will be recognised as Wales becomes age friendly, Julie Morgan, the Deputy Minister for Social Services has announced.
Economic Resilience Fund vital helps protect highly-trained staff at Treforest resin technology specialists
The Welsh Government has helped protect 30 highly-trained staff at a resin and print technology specialist in Treforest thanks to funding from its Economic Resilience Fund (ERF).
Devolution of tax process is not fit for purpose – Finance Minister
Finance and Local Government Minister Rebecca Evans is calling on the UK Government to revise the process for agreeing devolved tax powers, following delays in getting powers for a vacant land tax.
£36.6 million to support families and children recover from the pandemic
The Deputy Minister for Social Services has announced a further £36.6 million to support children and families as part of their recovery from the pandemic and it’s restrictions to ensure no child is left behind.
Roll-out of Covid vaccination for 12 to 15-year-olds gathers pace in Wales
As 12 to 15-year-olds across Wales start to receive their Covid-19 vaccinations, the Health Minister today (4 October) confirmed they will all be offered a vaccine by the end of October half-term.
New NHS Wales Chief Executive and Director General for Health and Social Services appointed
The new Chief Executive of the NHS in Wales and Director General for Health and Social Services will be Judith Paget, it has been announced.
Learning of Black, Asian and minority ethnic histories included in new Welsh Curriculum
Wales is set to become the first UK nation to make teaching of Black, Asian and minority ethnic histories and experiences mandatory in the school curriculum
Incentives for businesses to recruit apprentices further extended by Welsh Government
The Welsh Government is further extending incentives to support businesses in recruiting apprentices in Wales until February 2022.
Behind the scenes of the boom in TV production in Wales& His Dark Materials 3
With an ever-increasing number of TV productions choosing to be based in Wales over the summer, Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden recently had a behind the scenes tour of Wolf Studios Wales – and saw first-hand the benefits to the Welsh economy, and growth in local employment, that the surge in TV production has brought to the creative sector in Cardiff and beyond.
A billion items of PPE issued to keep NHS and social care staff safe
Health Minister Eluned Morgan has confirmed more than a billion items of free personal protective equipment (PPE) have been issued to the NHS and social care sector across Wales since the start of the pandemic.
UK Government ‘leaving communities in the dark and denying Wales vital investment’ with handling of successor EU funds – Vaughan Gething
Ongoing UK Government delays in delivering successor EU funds for Wales is leaving communities in the dark, which will cost Wales job opportunities and undermine badly needed projects, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has said today.
Long-term funding call to make Wales’ coal tips safe
The UK Government should use this autumn’s Spending Review to share responsibility and allocate long-term funding to make Wales’ coal tips safe, Finance and Local Government Minister Rebecca Evans has said.