Mayors to lead the charge for thousands of new social homes
Mayors setting housing agenda to build more social and affordable homes for the first time, backed by £7 billion funding from historic decade-long programme Sweeping measures to strip away barriers for councils to build at scale, helping more families escape temporary accommodation and agonising waiting lists Alongside £150 million package to give Mayors the tools to transform […]
Thousands of British workers deliver world-class armoured fighting vehicle to the British Army
Ajax supports a UK-wide supply chain of more than 230 companies and over 4,100 jobs. Built in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, it is another demonstration of defence as an engine for economic growth. First new armoured fighting vehicle to enter service with the British Army in nearly 30 years. Thousands of skilled workers across the […]
Thousands of patients from Scotland’s poorest areas to benefit from landmark UK government-funded obesity study
Scottish patients placed at the heart of a multi-million pound study of weight-loss medicines. University of Glasgow, pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk and IQVIA, a leading global provider of clinical research services, selected to plan and deliver the research involving 3,000 to 5,000 people from across Scotland. Findings of the study will provide real-world insight into the lives of people living with obesity and health […]
FASTER CARE FOR THOUSANDS THANKS TO NHS USE OF INDEPENDENT SECTOR
A total of 6.15 million appointments, tests and operations were delivered by independent providers for NHS patients this year. The almost 500,000 increase on last year is helping to cut waiting times, free up NHS capacity and deliver national renewal through the government’s Plan for Change Patients able to cut waiting times by up to five […]
Thousands of children protected from abuse under victim reforms
Parental responsibility to be automatically restricted where a child is born of rape Reforms to also apply to parents convicted of serious sexual offences against any child – not just their own Amendments to the Victims and Courts Bill part of Government’s Plan for Change to protect children and restore faith in justice system Thousands more children will […]
Clean energy jobs boom to bring thousands of new jobs
Government publishes first ever national plan to recruit workers needed for clean energy mission, with over 400,000 extra jobs by 2030 31 priority occupations such as plumbers, electricians and welders are particularly in demand 5 new clean energy Technical Excellence Colleges to train next generation of workers, as part of government’s drive for two-thirds of […]