Monetary policy at the Bank of England The objectives of monetary policy The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to keep inflation low and stable, which supports growth and jobs. Subject to maintaining price stability, the MPC is also required to support the Government's economic policy.
This item applies to student in England but from sources it is expected that the Scottish Government will today announce broadly similar actions for students. The four nations have agreed to go forward in tandem for this process.
The Government has today formally started the process to agree the level of the television licence fee from 2022. Culture Secretary kicks off negotiations to agree how much a TV licence will cost from 2022.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 11th) sold (403) weaned calves, store & breeding cattle including 67 Highland and Highland crosses. Bullocks (188) averaged 216.6p per kg and sold to 280.8p per kg for a 187kg Limousin cross from Craigton, Bonar Bridge and £980 gross for a 490kg Beef Shorthorn cross from 2 Isle of Ewe, Aultbea.
More than 1,250 new teachers and support staff have been recruited as a result of £80 million of support announced in the summer. Education Secretary John Swinney pledged the ring-fenced package of funding to help local authorities' recruitment for the re-opening of schools.
Updated revenue forecast reported to Members of Highland council Whilst there still remains a great deal of uncertainty, current projections for the year end outturn position suggest a net budget overspend of £8.7m, an improvement from the £11.3m forecast overspend reported to Council in October. This position takes into account expected sources of additional government funding.
Article from Fraser of Allender Institute 9th November. Understanding the local economic impacts of the COVID-19 restrictions is crucial for assessing the potential long-term implications of this current crisis for local communities.
With just 50 days until the end of the EU Transition Period, EU benefit claimants living in the UK are being urged to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. The UK has left the EU, and is in the Transition Period which ends at the end of this year.
Article from the Fraser of Allender Institute 10 November 2020 New labour market data this morning provide an update on the Scottish and UK labour markets. On headline indicators for Scotland, which is all that has been updated this month, little has changed since the update last month.
The Businesses in Scotland publication provides information on the number of businesses (also known as enterprises) operating in Scotland as at March 2020. The main purpose of the publication is to provide an estimate of Scotland's business stock (the number of businesses operating in Scotland).
Half of disabled people who received medical care before the coronavirus (COVID-19) began said their treatment had been affected; just under one-third (29%) said they were either currently receiving treatment for only some of their conditions and around 1 in 5 (22%) said that their treatment had been cancelled or not started. This compares with 16% of non-disabled people who received treatment for only some of their conditions and 11% whose treatment had been cancelled or not started.
Ofsted has today (10 November 2020) published its second report on the effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic across the sectors it inspects and regulates. Ofsted's second report into the impact of the pandemic finds that children who were hardest hit by school closures and restrictions have regressed in some basic skills and learning.
Three council areas are to move up a protection level as cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to rise in their areas. Fife, Perth & Kinross and Angus local authority areas will move from Level 2 - where they have been since the new levels system was announced - to Level 3 with the change coming into effect from 6am on Friday 13 November.
Up to 64 additional medical speciality training posts are being created as part of the Scottish Government response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has recommended recruiting 13 extra training posts in intensive care medicine with additional posts also being created in Public Health medicine, virology and medical microbiology.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency are reviewing the risks and benefits of the acne medicine, isotretinoin. In particular whether some of the possible psychiatric and sexual side effects continue after treatment has been stopped.
This item will point you to some research published in September 2020 a the Hutton Institute. The research is an ongoing project 2016 - 2021.
Early estimates for October 2020 suggest that there is a slight drop over the month in the number of payroll employees in the UK. Since March 2020, the number of payroll employees has fallen by 782,000; however, the larger falls were seen at the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
A podcast from the Institute of Fiscal Studies. There has been significant analysis of the furlough scheme in the wake of COVID-19, but far less attention has been paid to the welfare system and how benefits are being affected by the pandemic.
Scottish Secretary responds to November 2020 Labour Market Statistics for Scotland. Responding to today's [10 November 2020] Labour Market Statistics, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said: Despite the apparent stability in today's figures for Scotland, we know there will be further challenges to come over the winter months.
I am happy to share with you that Pfizer and our collaborator, BioNTech, announced positive efficacy results from our Phase 3, late-stage study of our potential COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 in participants without evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection in the first interim efficacy analysis.
