Posted: 31st January, 2017
Scotland’s international exports rose from £27.7 billion in 2014 to £28.7 billion in 2015. The USA continues to be Scotland’s top trading partner outside of the EU. Within the EU, the Netherlands was again the largest market. The latest statistics show that exports to countries within the European Union were estimated as £12.3 billion, an... Read More
Posted: 31st January, 2017
Latest Scottish Government Global Connections Survey shows the rest of the UK continues to be Scotland’s largest market for exports. Scottish exports to the rest of the UK in 2015 (excluding oil and gas) are estimated at £49.8 billion, an increase of £2.1 billion (4.4%) over the year. This is good news not only for... Read More
Posted: 31st January, 2017
Funding aimed at improving access to the Deeside Enterprise Zone and Industrial Park has been announced today by Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates. Flintshire Council has been awarded £85,000 to help it develop bus and active travel projects along the B5129 at Queensferry and to Deeside Industrial Park in order to improve... Read More
Posted: 31st January, 2017
A £13m EU funding boost to help put Cardiff University’s Institute for Compound Semiconductors at the forefront of 21st Century technologies has been announced by Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford. The EU funding will help build, equip and run a state-of-the-art cleanroom at the new Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS), based at Cardiff University’s Innovation Campus.... Read More
Posted: 31st January, 2017
Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has announced the latest phase of funding for the major redevelopment work going on at Morriston Hospital. Some of the oldest parts of the hospital date from the WW2 era and others are over 30 years old. The accommodation to be demolished no longer meets modern building standards and guidance. This... Read More
Posted: 23rd January, 2017
The hunt for a company to design, build and maintain a fleet of state-of-the-art high speed trains for Britain’s HS2 network was launched today ( 20 January 2017) by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling. Providing a world class passenger experience is at the heart of the requirements for companies interested in bidding for the £2.75 billion... Read More
Posted: 23rd January, 2017
Karen Briggs, head of Brexit at KPMG in the UK, responds to the Prime Minister’s speech. Ms Briggs said: “We expect businesses to see the Prime Minister’s speech as a welcome step forward in understanding the UK’s approach to the coming negotiations. It is in the UK’s economic interest to seek a smooth and orderly... Read More
Posted: 23rd January, 2017
Opportunity areas will create local partnerships with early years providers, schools, colleges, universities, businesses, charities and LAs. Yesterday (Wednesday 18 January), speaking at the offices of PwC at an event jointly hosted with the Sutton Trust, Education Secretary Justine Greening set out the role of education in removing obstacles to social mobility, and the importance,... Read More
Posted: 16th January, 2017
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has praised the important work of the UK’s growing defence network. At a meeting with British Defence Attachés, hosted in London, Sir Michael called on the UK’s military diplomats to take advantage of the growing network to deliver security and prosperity for Britain. In a move which underlined the UK’s... Read More
Posted: 16th January, 2017
Three pilot projects will receive a total of £1 million to drive forward new approaches to innovation. Toshiba Medical Visualisations Systems, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the NHS Innovation Partnership Board, will receive £400,000 to develop a health and wellbeing pilot that will focus on the rapid prototyping and adoption of solutions to inflammatory bowel... Read More
