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29/6/2022

 
Celebrating Five Years Of The Baby Box

Revamp ahead of scheme's milestone.   Scotland's Baby Box has been refreshed in time for its fifth anniversary.  

29/6/2022

 
Defence Secretary Speech At Rusi Land Warfare Conference 2022

The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace's speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2022.   Can I thank Dr Sarah Ashbridge and RUSI for hosting this event.  

29/6/2022

Government In England Launches Review Into Short-term Tourist Accommodation

A review into the effect of short-term holiday lets will seek to improve the holiday letting market for those living in popular tourism destinations.   Open call for evidence aims to understand impact of increase in short-term holiday lets in England following the rise in use of rental booking websites and apps.  

28/6/2022

Boosting Britain's Cities Holds The Key To ‘levelling Up' The Country, But Will Require Change On A Scale Not Currently Being Imagined

Britain is beset by persistent economic gaps between different parts of the country, and addressing them requires investment in its major cities on a scale not currently being contemplated, according to new joint Resolution Foundation / LSE research for the Economy 2030 Inquiry, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.   Incomes Outcomes - published today (Monday) – examines the scale of Britain's income gaps between places and how they’ve changed over time, while Bridging the gap – published on Thursday – examines the productivity gaps that lie behind these stark spatial inequalities.  

28/6/2022

Increase In Dentist Appointments

Easing of restrictions see thousands more patients seen.   NHS dental examinations are expected to have doubled between April and June compared with the first three months of 2022, with about 700,000 examinations taking place as practices continued to recover from the pandemic.  

28/6/2022

Hard Sentences for Covid Fraudsters - Bounce Back Loan Fraudster Jailed

Director of Manchester pizza takeaway who fraudulently claimed £20,000 Bounce Back Loan has been jailed for 2 years.   Abdulrazag Zagroba, 54, from Manchester, appeared at Manchester Crown Court on Friday 24 June 2022 where he was sentenced to 24 months before Recorder Hudson.  

28/6/2022

Increase In Number Of Grants Given To Young Carers

Benefit unique to Scotland has paid £1.8 million.   The number of people successfully applying for the Young Carer Grant has risen in the last year.  

28/6/2022

 
It's All About The Cost Of Living....

The Fraser of Allender weekly report offers little comfort going forward.   This week, the Office for National Statistics published their monthly consumer price inflation measures, which are now a very hotly anticipated monthly statistic.  

28/6/2022

 
Income Outcomes - Assessing Income Gaps Between Places Across The UK

A report published by the Resolution Foundation from Lindsay Judge, Research Director and Charlie McCurdy, Economist.   There is a widespread view in the UK today that differences in living standards between places are large and enduring.  

28/6/2022

 
Taxing Times: Why Scotland Needs New, More And Better Taxes

INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY EXPERT: SCOTLAND NEEDS A NEW TAX SYSTEM AND HIGHER TAX REVENUE.   Former New Zealand and Scottish government senior policy adviser says Scotland: Has a more pressing demographic challenge than the rest of the UK.  

28/6/2022

First Step To Fiscal Framework Review

Independent report into funding for tax and welfare devolution.   An assessment will be carried out into how funding for the Scottish Government is calculated.  

28/6/2022

 
Higher Inflation In UK Pushes Debt Interest Spending Up Sharply

Commentary on the Public Sector Finances: May 2022 from the Office for budget Responsibility.   The budget deficit continued to fall in May, with year-to-date borrowing of £35.9 billion down £6.4 billion on last year.  

28/6/2022

Recorded Crime In Scotland: 2021-2022

Scotland's Chief Statistician today released Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2021-22.   Between 2020-21 and 2021-22: Crimes recorded by the police in Scotland decreased by 4%, from 299,452 to 286,464.  

28/6/2022

 
Report Shows Progress In Boosting Investment In Uk's Women Entrepreneurs

The latest annual report on the Investing in Women Code is published today.   160 lenders and investors are now signed up to a government-industry code helping women entrepreneurs access the finance they need to succeed.  

28/6/2022

New UK package offers a lifeline to Ukrainian researchers and entrepreneurs

The PM has announced a series of measures to support Ukraine's science & technology and research sectors.   Quadrupling of funding to ‘Researchers at Risk' scheme will help best and brightest Ukrainian scientists & other researchers to continue their work in the UK.  

28/6/2022

The Slide To War - Chief Of The General Staff Speech At Rusi Land Warfare Conference

The Chief of the General Staff General Sir Patrick Sanders' speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2022.   I stand here as the first Chief of the General Staff since 1941 to take up this position in the shadow of a major state on state land war in Europe.  

28/6/2022

Medical Trainee Recruitment Success

A total of 95% of medical trainee posts for 2023 have been filled - the highest percentage at this stage in the recruitment process in the last five years.   Of the 1,018 posts already advertised for next year's intake, 964 trainees have been placed across all specialities.  

27/6/2022

Wick Caravan and Camping Site Reopened today as a Community Enterprise

Wick caravan and camping site is situated near the Wick river and minutes from the town centre.   Well placed on the North Coast 500 scenic route around the coast of the north of Scotland.  

27/6/2022

Investing In Net Zero Energy

£10 million to accelerate hydrogen technology.   New funding to drive innovation within the hydrogen sector and accelerate its production and storage has been launched.  

26/6/2022: Other Public Services

 
Dounreay Socio Economic Review 21 - 22

In April 2021, Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) became a subsidiary company of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Group.  The Cavendish Dounreay Partnership ceased.  

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