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Finance Ministers from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland met together for the first time with the new Chief Secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay in London today. With the long-awaited UK Budget just a day away the scale of change to devolved budgets was top of the agenda.

“Creating a more equal Wales underpins all we do” Deputy Minister and Chief Whip Jane Hutt said today (March 10^th) as she published new plans to advance gender equality in Wales.

Young people came together yesterday to make a pledge to join the Welsh Government in its response to the climate emergency.

Landlords in Wales will need to ensure their private rental properties meet tougher minimum energy efficiency standards from 1^st April 2020 - but help is at hand through the Welsh Government to support landlords in making sure they comply with the law.

The Welsh Government wants your views on its plans to make Wales the world’s top recycling nation and help us become a truly circular economy, at a series of Beyond Recycling Consultation Events across Wales.

The Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Dr Frank Atherton, has confirmed that two further patients in Wales have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID -19).

The Welsh Government has joined forces with the Welsh NHS, business organisations, local government, universities, the voluntary sector and the Trades Unions to call on the UK Government to introduce a migration system that works for Wales.

GP surgeries across Wales will receive packs of face masks, gloves and aprons for their personal protection as they treat people with suspected Coronavirus, Health Minister Vaughan Gething announced today.

Health Minister Vaughan Gething has welcomed confirmation that the emergency powers sought by Wales to tackle Coronavirus (COVID-19) will be introduced by the UK Government.

The Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Dr Frank Atherton, has confirmed that two further patients in Wales have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID -19).

The Welsh Government is urging the UK Government to take decisive action to end austerity and provide sustainable, long-term investment for our vital public services, as it prepares for the long-awaited UK Budget. 

The Welsh Government has unveiled plans to allow prisoners and young people normally resident in Wales who are in custody in the UK, serving a custodial sentence of less than four years, to vote in local government elections in Wales.