Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
12 May Economy
Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
Report of task force comes as Queen’s Speech sets out policies linked to flagship agenda
DWP hits recruitment target for 13,500 additional work coaches
01 Apr Economy
DWP hits recruitment target for 13,500 additional work coaches
But department is unable to say whether “jobs army” drive has doubled work-coach headcount to 27,000
Industrial strategy to be scrapped, Sunak and Kwarteng confirm
31 Mar Economy
Industrial strategy to be scrapped, Sunak and Kwarteng confirm
May's flagship strategy being "transitioned" into government's Plan for Growth
DIT sets out plans for three new trade hubs across UK
23 Mar Economy
DIT sets out plans for three new trade hubs across UK
Proposals will see bases created in Belfast, Cardiff and Darlington plus expansion of Edinburgh operation
Cabinet Office and FCDO ‘grappling’ over China policy, says ex-perm sec
19 Mar Economy
Cabinet Office and FCDO ‘grappling’ over China policy, says ex-perm sec
Simon McDonald tells committee departments each have claim to lead on UK approach to world’s second-largest economy
Public services 'face second dose of austerity' to meet Sunak's spending cuts
18 Mar Economy
Public services 'face second dose of austerity' to meet Sunak's spending cuts
Chancellor’s spending plans "even tighter than they first appeared”, IFS warns
DCMS urged to speed up pandemic aid payments to arts and heritage sector
15 Mar Economy
DCMS urged to speed up pandemic aid payments to arts and heritage sector
National Audit Office says less than half of £1bn in grant funding earmarked for allocation via the government’s Culture Recovery Fund has so-far been paid out
Levelling up fund: criteria used to prioritise areas for cash 'baffling' and 'odd'
12 Mar Economy
Levelling up fund: criteria used to prioritise areas for cash 'baffling' and 'odd'
Employment, travel and productivity metrics questioned, and deprivation measures notably absent
Kwarteng scraps Industrial Strategy Council and hints at BEIS rebrand
05 Mar Economy
Kwarteng scraps Industrial Strategy Council and hints at BEIS rebrand
Business secretary tells members move will "mark a departure from the industrial strategy brand"
Sunak urged to use Budget to reverse pay freeze plan
02 Mar Economy
Sunak urged to use Budget to reverse pay freeze plan
PCS union says economic cost of Covid “shouldn’t fall on public sector workers’ shoulders“
Treasury finds extra £800m to make Levelling Up Fund UK-wide
25 Feb Economy
Treasury finds extra £800m to make Levelling Up Fund UK-wide
Cash added to £4bn for “priority local infrastructure” in England set out in November’s Spending Review
Most departments are failing to hit apprenticeship targets, Labour Party claims
15 Feb Economy
Most departments are failing to hit apprenticeship targets, Labour Party claims
Parliamentary data shows new trainee numbers across the whole economy were down more than a quarter year-on-year between August and October
MPs demand all departments ‘actively analyse’ equality in new policies
09 Feb Economy
MPs demand all departments ‘actively analyse’ equality in new policies
Report says ministers “overlooked” skewed gender impacts of coronavirus support packages in rush to react to pandemic
Covid has 'complicated' levelling-up agenda, IFS study finds
05 Feb Economy
Covid has 'complicated' levelling-up agenda, IFS study finds
Pandemic has created new unemployment hotspots and extra pressures for local-authority services
Covid support: ministers could easily help 1.5m ‘excluded’ self-employed people, IFS says
27 Jan Economy
Covid support: ministers could easily help 1.5m ‘excluded’ self-employed people, IFS says
Think tank says ending “clear injustices” in coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme would cost a fraction of the £21bn spent so far
Ministers refuse to share MHCLG advice on controversial Towns Fund cash
19 Jan Economy
Ministers refuse to share MHCLG advice on controversial Towns Fund cash
Public Accounts Committee demanded sight of accounting officer approval confirming ministers' picks for £3.6bn scheme met Managing Public Money requirements
HMRC pledges to publish more data on unpaid tax
15 Jan Economy
HMRC pledges to publish more data on unpaid tax
But government rejects MPs’ call for sector breakdowns and a headline uncertainty figure
Sunak warns ‘badly damaged’ public finances ‘will need repair’
12 Jan Economy
Sunak warns ‘badly damaged’ public finances ‘will need repair’
Chancellor suggests he will not use March Budget to spend nation out of economic doldrums
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
06 Jan Economy
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
IfG urges Rishi Sunak to avoid propping up companies that will not survive EU exit with pandemic aid
2021 will be tougher than 2020 for many, think tank warns
04 Jan Economy
2021 will be tougher than 2020 for many, think tank warns
Resolution Foundation says Treasury must prepare for economy to be 6% smaller than OBR prediction by Easter
Regional inequality worsening in the north despite 'levelling-up' agenda
07 Dec 2020 Economy
Regional inequality worsening in the north despite 'levelling-up' agenda
IPPR North says coronavirus has worsened inequality and sets tests for progress
Brexit: barriers to trade deal remain as talks enter final stages
07 Dec 2020 Economy
Brexit: barriers to trade deal remain as talks enter final stages
Negotiations have resumed ahead of call between prime minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen later
Treasury drafts in former British Land chief to set up infrastructure bank
07 Dec 2020 Economy
Treasury drafts in former British Land chief to set up infrastructure bank
Chris Grigg appointed as ‘interim senior adviser’ to help establish new investment body, which will be based in the north of England
DWP jobs boost confirmed in Spending Review
25 Nov 2020 Economy
DWP jobs boost confirmed in Spending Review
Rishi Sunak provides funds to double number of work coaches in £1.4bn coronavirus support uplift