New report stresses the need for a national response. Measures to address the falling birth rate, change working practices and encourage more families to settle in Scotland are proposed in a new report.
Plans to deliver 100,000 affordable homes over the next decade are set out today in a 20-year housing strategy. Recognising the importance of everyone having a safe and affordable home that meets their needs, Housing to 2040 - Scotland's first long-term housing strategy – outlines what the Scottish Government wants housing and communities to look and feel like for the people of Scotland, with actions on how to get there.
456 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 11,261 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 4.7% of these were positive.
The fourth round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with Australia took place between Monday 22 February and Friday 5 March. During the two weeks, negotiators held 51 negotiation sessions, covering 27 different chapter areas.
More than 500 additional mental health workers have been recruited over the past three years in a drive to expand the workforce and improve access to treatment. The Scottish Government has made over £51 million available since 2018-19 to support the employment of additional mental health workers in key settings such as Accident and Emergency departments, GP practices, police station custody suites and prisons.
484 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 16,261 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 3.3% of these were positive.
A comprehensive report from PwC UK one of the big accountancy firms looking at store closures and new starts. Full pandemic impact yet to show, but choosing the right location may matter more post-COVID-19.
After a year of low inflation across the UK, US and the eurozone, economists are now turning to the question of whether inflation might make a comeback this year, as economies recover from the pandemic. In this bonus episode, Hannah Audino and Barret Kupelian, economists at PwC, explore the outlook for inflation this year, focusing on the US and considering the implications for the UK.
People will have more say in how services are delivered. The public will have a greater say in how major decisions around health and social care services are delivered in Scotland.
Plans for a new legal requirement for all homes to meet the same standards will be included in a major national housing strategy to be published this week. The new Housing Standard, applying to all tenures, is an important element of Housing to 2040, which will set the path for how Scotland's homes and communities should look and feel in 2040 The new standard will create a single set of quality and accessibility standards, no matter whether a home is owned or rented.
The Highland Council will be removing padlocks and any other attachments from the Coghill Bridge at Wick Riverside. These padlocks detract from the historic nature of the bridge as well as causing paint damage and encouraging rust spots to the recently refurbished guard rails.
639 new cases of COVID-19 reported 23,284 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 3.4% of these were positive. 8 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive 38 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, Rhoda Grant, is supporting the Caithness Roads Recovery campaign. Mrs Grant was contacted by the group asking for her backing and she has written to Highland Council to ask specifically about the predicted cost of road repairs in Caithness and North West Sutherland, but also across the region.
A new plan to make the UK a global centre for the development, commercialisation and adoption of responsible AI will be published this year, the government has announced. Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden revealed the move as he set out his Ten Ten Tech Priorities to power a golden age of tech in the UK this week.
Exports of goods, excluding non-monetary gold and other precious metals, fell by £5.3 billion (19.3%) in January 2021, because of a £5.6 billion (40.7%) fall in exports to the EU. Imports of goods, excluding non-monetary gold and other precious metals, fell by £8.9 billion (21.6%) in January 2021, driven by a £6.6 billion (28.8%) fall in imports from the EU.
Vaccination of Scotland's healthcare workers offers some protection against transmission of Covid-19 to their household contacts. A study of all healthcare workers employed by the NHS in Scotland and their households (which has not yet been peer-reviewed), shows that the rate of infection with Covid-19 for people that live with healthcare workers is at least 30% lower when the worker has been vaccinated mostly with a single dose.
Gender gaps in employment, working hours and wages open up in earnest after workers become parents. At this point, far more mothers than fathers stop paid work or switch to part-time work while taking on the majority of the childcare.
Self-registration service for unpaid carers. Unpaid carers who have not already been identified through social security data or GP systems will be able to register themselves for a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination appointment from next week.
682 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 22,596 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 3.4% of these were positive.
Investment in five projects could secure 1400 jobs across the UK. Five innovative aerospace projects backed by nearly £90 million investment set to revolutionize aerospace manufacturing in the UK State-of-the-art technology including 3D printing machines will be crucial to help industry build back better and greener from COVID-19.
