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Written Statement (Wales): 2023-24 pay award offers to junior doctors, SAS doctors and consultants to stop the strikes - Jun 7

First Minister, Vaughan Gething MS and Eluned Morgan MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: We have today made a formal pay award offer to each of the three BMA branches of practices...

Friday, 7 June 2024 10:23

IFS: Key decisions await the pensions minister after the election

The fact that current pensioners are doing relatively well has led to a degree of complacency in policymaking...

Friday, 7 June 2024 10:20

Wes Streeting responds to Tory Health Minister's proposals for a new NHS dentistry insurance charge

Wes Streeting, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to proposals from the Conservative Health Minister to introduce a new NHS dentistry insurance charge, said...

Friday, 7 June 2024 09:30

Extract from Scottish Parliament - General Questions: Just Transition Plan (Mossmorran) - Jun 6

Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green) asked the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the process that it will follow to develop a just transition plan for the Mossmorran industrial site...

Friday, 7 June 2024 07:17

Scottish Parliament debate on Rail Fares - Jun 6

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur): The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-13270, in the name of Mark Ruskell, on permanently ending peak rail fares on ScotRail...

Friday, 7 June 2024 07:15

Extract from Scottish Parliament - General Questions: Universities’ Activities (Palestine Conflict) - Jun 6

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green) asked the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions that it has had with universities across Scotland about how public money is used, including in relation to any activities that may impact the on-going conflict in Palestine...

Friday, 7 June 2024 07:11

Minister Givan invests £3million in digital devices for schools

Education Minister, Paul Givan, has today announced a major £3million investment in digital devices to support pupils’ learning....

Friday, 7 June 2024 07:08

IFS: Core funding for English councils still 18% lower per resident than in 2010–11, and costs are rising

We need to talk about local government funding. Despite concerns about the quality of local services and the financial health of councils, local government funding has been conspicuously absent from the election debate...

Friday, 7 June 2024 00:01

Nearly Three Quarters Of Drivers Lack Confidence When Driving In Europe - AA

Almost three-quarters of drivers lack confidence when driving abroad, according to a  survey of nearly 14,000* AA members...

Friday, 7 June 2024 00:01

Councils face more than £6bn funding gap over next two years – new LGA analysis

A new Local Government White Paper has been published setting out how a new relationship between central and local government - which provides long-term financial certainty and empowers councils - is the only way for the next government to solve the issues facing the country...

Friday, 7 June 2024 00:01