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Policy Statements and Initiatives (Archive)

Funding for digital wards
Jobseekers required to do more to find work
Extra borrowing powers for councils to build 10,000 affordable homes – (New plan for Build to Rent homes in west London)
Ministers taking action to build vibrant rural communities – (Welsh Government and Community Housing Cymru launch Housing Supply Pact)
£6bn cut from Scottish welfare budget – (Coal cash demand ~ “Energy bills will go up with independence” - Davey ~ Energy investigation must move quickly ~ New IMF forecasts show that an independent Scotland would have one of the highest deficits of all advanced economies)
Government closes the net on tenancy cheats
£3m available to fund innovative solutions to public sector challenges
Important milestone for tobacco control measures
Universal Credit starts in Wales – ('Black-hole' of universal credit should be stopped in Wales ~ Still not clear Universal Credit IT will work warn MPs)
New measures to protect the integrity of the benefits system
NHS funded nursing care rates increased from 1 April 2014
New plans to ensure a sustainable and affordable water supply for Wales
FCO Minister welcomes news of Fijian election – (British Indian Ocean Territory Resettlement Study Underway ~ FCO calls for restoration of Humanitarian Access in Rakhine State ~ Foreign Secretary remembers the victims of the Rwandan Genocide ~ FCO Minister responds to rejected appeal of activists in Egypt ~ JPMorgan Chase, DFID and CDC announce $20m combined investment in Novastar Ventures ~ Foreign Secretary condemns murder of UN staff in Somalia ~ Launch of regular UK-Brazil Economic & Financial Dialogue announced ~ Foreign Secretarty meets Israeli Minister for International Relations ~ Foreign Secretary concerned about situation in eastern Ukraine ~ Human Rights and Democracy Report for 2013 published ~ Greening: act now for Syrian children ~ British accountants to develop accountancy expertise in Africa & Asia)
UK pledges new focus on disaster preparation – (UK support for the Solomon Islands following flash flooding)
Chevening Scholarship places in developing countries tripled for 2015/16
UK & Bahrain working together to promote Islamic Finance
New arts GCSEs to be introduced in 2016 – (Fantastic news for arts courses in changes to GCSEs)
New scheme offers cash incentive to households using renewable heating systems in their homes
Government sets up world leading adult literacy & numeracy research centre
New role to raise profile of veterans
10,000 free books for children in Wales’ most disadvantaged communities
Government announces extension for pension decision period
Help for those in food poverty
Lymphoedema service in Wales: an excellent example of prudent healthcare
Ministerial appointments: April 2014
Pension savings – 9m newly saving or saving more, says Pensions Minister

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