Press Releases

Progression bottlenecks could limit supply of skills in health and social care, as demand for care roles set to boom

New research from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) highlights the vital need for more to be done to improve progression routes in health and social care, as demand for those working in the sector is set to soar.

Household income increases in Wales

Stephen Crabb: "Rewarding work by helping people keep more of the money they earn is at the heart of our plan to support hard-working families."

Casting the net on illegal fishing in Yorkshire

Enforcement officers checked 473 anglers across Yorkshire over the Bank Holiday weekend

Welsh Secretary: Queen’s Speech boosts engines of growth and rewards hard work

Stephen Crabb today (27 May) said the Queen’s Speech will strengthen Wales’ place within the UK and put working people centre-stage.

Slippery Gowt flood defence work completed

Works to repair, strengthen and improve flood banks at Slippery Gowt - which were damaged in the 2013 tidal surge - are now complete.

New completion date for A12 roadworks in Suffolk

A major maintenance project on a section of the A12 near Ipswich is now expected to be completed by the end of June.

The Queen's Speech will bring our country together

Stephen Crabb: "The Queen's Speech from a One Nation Government will take forward the St David's Day Agreement."