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A new £1.3m project to support people facing complex barriers to employment compounded by mental ill health has been announced today by Jeremy Miles, Brexit Minister.

Councils in Wales could be given stronger powers to compulsory purchase vacant land and redundant buildings in order to bring them back into use, when it is in the public interest to do so, under new Welsh Government proposals.

Wales will phase out the use of single-use plastics as part of its ambition to become the world-leading nation for recycling.

Finance Minister Rebecca Evans has unveiled a draft Budget with plans to invest more than £8bn for the Welsh NHS alongside ambitious projects to help combat climate change.

• Wales catches up international average in all subjects for first time
• Wales scores higher to move up in all three subjects for first time
• Best ever scores in reading and maths and improvement in science

Jeremy Miles is celebrating the success of more than a decade of EU funding in Wales, as well as looking ahead to potential future regional investment, as latest figures show almost 50,000 jobs have been created in Wales since the programme began.

Counsel General and Brexit Minister, Jeremy Miles, today (15 November) announced £1.3m EU funds to support high level and technical skills training for agricultural and food businesses.

Brexit Minister Jeremy Miles has urged people across Wales to help spread the word and ensure the tens of thousands of EU citizens living here are fully aware of their rights post-Brexit.