News Archive
19/10/2021
What Should The Chancellor Consider In His Autumn Budget?
This week, we published the Institute for Fiscal Studies Green Budget, our flagship publication analysing at the outlook for the economy and the opportunities and challenges facing the Chancellor ahead of the autumn budget. We speak to Benjamin Nabarro, Senior Associate at Citi Research, and Carl Emmerson, Deputy Director at IFS, to discuss the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Chancellor aims to secure a lasting recovery and deliver on the government's other objectives and priorities.
19/10/2021
UK Government Borrowing continues to undershoot forecast
Government borrowing in August 2021 was £20.5 billion, down £5.5 billion from the same month last year. Year to date borrowing of £93.8 billion is now £31.9 billion below our March forecast profile.19/10/2021
Investors Pledge Almost £10bn At UK Global Investment Summit
At least 30,000 new jobs will be created around the UK thanks to £9.7 billion of new foreign investment. The Prime Minister will announce today [Tuesday 19 October 2021] that deals worth £9.7bn have been secured at the Global Investment Summit.19/10/2021
Make Tiny Changes Fund - Open For Applications Until 10 November
The Make Tiny Changes Fund is a national small grants programme that supports innovative ideas which will make tiny changes towards equality and mental health for young people in Scotland. The Make Tiny Changes Fund is open to everyone.19/10/2021
UK's Path To Net Zero Set Out In Landmark Strategy
The Net Zero Strategy sets out how the UK will deliver on its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Net Zero Strategy sets out how the UK will deliver on its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
19/10/2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland - 19 October 2021
2,459 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 21,032 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 12.4% of these were positive.19/10/2021
Chancellor Sets New Standards For Environmental Reporting To Weed Out Greenwashing And Support Transition To A Greener Financial System
Certain large businesses will need to set out their green credentials to potential investors under new world-leading reporting rules outlined by the Chancellor on 18 October 2021. Chancellor publishes roadmap setting out details on new Sustainability Disclosure Requirements.
19/10/2021
Plan To Drive Down The Cost Of Clean Heat
Plans to incentivise people to install low-carbon heating systems in a simple, fair and cheap way as they replace their old boilers over the coming decade. Government sets out plan to drive down the cost of low carbon heating technologies like heat pumps, working with industry to ensure that in future they are no more expensive to buy and run for consumers as fossil fuel boilers.
19/10/2021
Taxing Online Shopping Could Be Here Soon in UK
Taxing online shoppers to pay for the cost of Covid is a false economy, says ParcelHero. The Government's highly controversial plan to introduce a 2% online sales tax is being resurrected, warns the home delivery expert ParcelHero.
19/10/2021
Competition And Markets Authority Plans Probe Into Music Streaming Market
The CMA has announced its intention to launch a market study into music streaming. Latest step in CMA's push to increase competition in digital markets.
19/10/2021
One In Three Music Jobs Were Lost During The Pandemic
A new report by UK Music has revealed that one in three music industry jobs have been lost as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The trade body, which represents the collective voice of the UK music industry, has laid out the stark findings in their newly published annual report, This Is Music 2021.
18/10/2021
Motor Vehicle Driving Licences: HGV Driver Shortage
From: Department for Transport, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, and The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP. Increasing capacity for testing candidate HGV drivers, combined with supporting legislation, aims to relieve the pressure on the haulage industry.18/10/2021
Totalenergies And Scotwind Partners Commit To Local Industrial Development - Gains for Orkney and Caithness
TotalEnergies opens UK offshore wind hub in Aberdeen. ScotWind partners announce £140m initiative for Scottish industry.18/10/2021
Get Online With High Life Highland
As part of Get Online Week, High Life Highland (HLH) is highlighting the opportunities available to help people gain digital skills and confidence. HLH's Adult Learning Service can help people make online connections, access information, and increase opportunities for online learning.
18/10/2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland - 18 October 2021
2,194 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 20,113 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 11.5% of these were positive.18/10/2021
Vaccine Certification Enforcement Gets Underway Today
Proof of status needed at higher risk venues. The Coronavirus vaccine certification scheme will become subject to enforcement from today meaning higher risk venues and events affected must verify customers are fully vaccinated, or otherwise exempt, before entry.18/10/2021
Highland Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Opening Shortly For Applications
Highland Third Sector Interface are please to share that there is new funding available for third sector organisations in Highland to promote adult mental health and wellbeing. The new Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund has been established with £15million allocated to support mental health and wellbeing in communities across Scotland, with £700K allocated to Highland.
18/10/2021
Visa Penalties And New Powers To Speed Up Removal Of Illegal Migrants
New powers will incentivise other countries to co-operate with the removal of those who have no right to be in the UK. The Home Secretary will be granted new powers to impose visa penalties on countries that refuse to take back their own citizens who have no right to be in the UK, under new reforms in the Nationality and Borders Bill announced on Friday 15 October 2021.18/10/2021
Summary Of Updates To International Travel, October 2021
Changes made to international travel rules during October 2021. Statement by Grant Shapps MP As trailed in my Oral Statement on 20 September, as of the 4 October, we have.: replaced the traffic light system with a single red list and simplified travel measures for eligible arrivals from the rest of the world based on passengers' vaccination status removed the requirement for eligible fully vaccinated passengers to take a pre-departure test, providing that they are arriving into England from a non-red list country or territory and have not been to a red list country or territory in the last 10 days - the Devolved Administrations have also aligned on this policy.17/10/2021
