From the Office for National Statistics. The following points are for the week ending 6 July 2022 for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and 7 July 2022 for Scotland.
Data collected from 16 to 24 June 2022 show that 59% of respondents aged 18 years and over arrived in the UK from Ukraine more than four weeks before completing the survey; most adult respondents are female (81%) and 55% are aged 30 to 49 years. Of respondents arriving from Ukraine, the majority (83%) live in England and 20% currently live in London.
The impact of challenges facing the economy and other events on UK businesses. Based on responses from the voluntary fortnightly business survey (BICS) to deliver real-time information to help assess issues affecting UK businesses and economy, including financial performance, workforce, trade, and business resilience.
Monthly construction output increased by 1.5% in volume terms in May 2022; this is the seventh consecutive monthly growth following the upwardly revised increase to 0.3% in April 2022; May 2022 is a record high in monthly-level terms (£15,053 million) since records began in January 2010. The increase in monthly construction output in May 2022 came solely from an increase in new work (2.8%) as repair and maintenance saw a slight decline, decreasing 0.4% on the month.
SSE Renewables has awarded more than £1.5 million to 20 ‘transformational' projects across the Highlands. Three projects in Caithness.
Funeral plan providers, and firms selling pre-paid funeral plans, will shortly need to be authorised in order to continue operating. Nigel Morrison assesses the impact of the new rules and how to ensure a smooth transition.
Why UK national debt could surge?. The OBR has recently made a prediction that UK national debt could soar from the current 100% of GDP to 320% within 50 years.
The UK Government and the Devolved Administrations seek views on pig supply chain fairness and transparency. The Government has today (15 July 2022) launched a review of the pig sector to increase fairness and transparency in the industry.
Report from Grant Thornton. Through the current turbulence and uncertainty in Whitehall, whatever shape Government takes in the future, the social and economic drivers behind levelling up will continue to demand the attention of policymakers and businesses alike.
The Office for National Statistics produces statistics to support better decisions. In this blog Liz McKeown explains how we are collecting data as quickly as possible to assist people who come from Ukraine to help understand the support and services they need.
Plastic packaging tax is a form of environmental taxation that came into effect this year, on 1 April 2022. To examine whether plastic packaging tax will prove successful in creating a demand for more sustainable products, professionals should consider the implications of previous taxations, such as the sugar tax.
Almost one in four families across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will get £326 sent directly to them from 13th July 2022, with the second instalment of £324 sent later this year as part of the government's £37 billion support package. £326 - the first of two cost of living payments - will automatically hit seven million bank accounts between 13 July and 31 July 2022 as part of the government's £37 billion support package.
A total of 25 projects will share £500,000 from the Scottish Veterans Fund, more than double the amount awarded last year. This comes as Susanna Hamilton is appointed as the new Veterans Commissioner, the first woman to hold such a post in the UK.
Investment to create cutting-edge network for start-ups. A contract worth up to £42 million has been awarded to Edinburgh-based company, Codebase, to establish seven new tech scaler hubs across Scotland.
Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.5% in May 2022, after a decline of 0.2% in April 2022 (revised up from a 0.3% fall); UK GDP increased by 0.4% in the three months to May 2022, and by 3.5% in the 12 months to May 2022. Services output grew by 0.4% in May 2022 as human health and social work activities grew by 2.1%, mainly because of a large rise in GP appointments, which offset the continued scaling down of the NHS Test and Trace and COVID-19 Vaccination Programmes.
The Highland Council is currently consulting local communities, businesses and the public on their draft policy statement relative to the new mandatory short term let licensing scheme, which is due to take effect from 1 October 2022. The short term let licensing scheme will apply to a wide range of accommodation including self-catered properties, B&B's, guest houses, glamping pods and yurts.
First Minister: ‘Independence can strengthen and embed democracy in Scotland'. The only way Scotland can ensure decisions are taken in the best interests of its people is with independence, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said, as new analysis is published showing the extent to which the UK Government can override decisions taken by the Scottish Parliament.
J D Wetherspoon has today announced a trading update: Like-for-like sales in the first 11 weeks of quarter 4 of the current financial year were minus 0.4%, compared to the same, pre-pandemic, period in 2019. Losses for the current financial year (FY22) will be higher than expected at approximately minus £30m, reflecting higher labour, repair and marketing costs.
Britain's toxic combination of low growth and high inequality has left it trailing behind the comparable economies of Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands, with disastrous consequences for low- and middle-income households. But a new economic strategy aiming to address this failure needs to be serious about the scale of change required, and go far beyond promises of tax cuts, according to a major new book published today (Wednesday 13 July 2022) by the Resolution Foundation and Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE.
The Insolvency Service is seeking information from postmasters who believe they may have been made bankrupt due to the Horizon IT system. The Post Office launched the Historic Shortfall Scheme on 1 May 2020 and invited applications from current and former Postmasters who had experienced shortfalls related to the Horizon IT system.
