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Analysis by the Welsh Government Energy Service estimates that the Welsh public sector electric vehicle (EV) fleet is now avoiding the annual purchase of diesel costing up to £3.7 million (2.4 million litres).

Nine Welsh games companies are set to take on a side quest when they exhibit at Tokyo Game Show as part of Creative Wales’ first visit to the global showcase.

• Nearly £5 million invested in local authorities across Wales to tackle poverty 

• Funding will support emergency food aid and long-term poverty prevention 

• Extra money allocated to rural areas facing distinct challenges 

• The Welsh Government and the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) have renewed the Strategic Partnership Agreement, reaffirming their joint commitment to trusted partnership, fair funding and reducing bureaucracy. 

• The renewed Agreement, launched at the WLGA Conference, reflects the priorities of the new Welsh Government while building on the strong foundations of the original Agreement. 

• Members appointed to Expert Working Group to develop the National Food Strategy for Wales 

• Terms of Reference published, setting out four pillars for a resilient and sustainable food system 

• Plans to fast-track early action on school food, edible horticulture and the meat supply chain 

Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, Mabon ap Gwynfor, responds to the latest NHS Wales activity and performance data.

• Welsh Government to host finance ministers from across the UK in Cardiff

• Cabinet Minister for Finance Elin Jones to press UK Government on fiscal reform, including a formal review of the 2016 Wales Fiscal Framework.

• Finance Minister: "The way our funding is calculated hasn't kept up with the real needs of people here. It's outdated, and it's not transparent enough. That must change."

• New scheme gives a direct route to raise concerns about a mother or baby's worsening health.
• It is being introduced in hospitals across Wales.
• Builds on existing checks already used by staff to spot when a patient's condition is getting worse.

• Professor Patrick Prendergast has been announced as chair of the independent review of higher education in Wales.
• The review will examine how higher education in Wales is funded and organised.
• Professor Prendergast will be supported by a small panel of experts in higher education policy, finance and governance.

• New Foundational Literacy and Numeracy plan published with 0-16 age focus 
• Plan is first step in commitment to raising standards and responds to education workforce concerns 
• Introduction of national indicators for literacy and numeracy, and new baseline assessment for school starters 

New national indicators, a baseline assessment for when children start school and guidance for teachers on what learners should be learning and when, have been outlined in a new Foundational Literacy and Numeracy plan published today (15^th September).

• Wealth of venues across Wales to see business rates cut by 30% from 1 April 2027.
• Small and medium-sized businesses with a rateable value below £51,000 to benefit with change fully funded.
• First Minister: This gives businesses “the confidence to invest, grow and keep serving the communities that rely on them.”

The First Ministers of Wales and Scotland met today to sign the Cytundeb Caerdydd - Cardiff Agreement, with plans for future collaboration between the Welsh and Scottish Governments.