Economics

Department’s annual report details £46.5m rise against 700-strong boost in workers

Perm sec’s letter to MPs details £321m in adjustments and £900m prisons-repair backlog

Secretary of state Amber Rudd pledges “fresh and honest” examination with medical and charity input

Benefits agreed in £33m Eurotunnel settlement “little more than window dressing”, MPs say

Annual report also details declining spending on consultants and temporary staff

Prospect members protest at imposition of rejected 1.3% pay offer

Problems affected ‘a very small number’ of the 350,000 businesses now signed up for digital platform, according to perm sec

Migration Advisory Committee asked to look again at regional earnings thresholds and ‘high public value’ jobs with low pay

PCS says Mitie move for new regional hubs prompts “very real concerns” over staff safety

Staff vote in favour of settlement that represents 3% pay rise

£940,000 bill does not include VAT or cost of departmental officials' time

Department would draw up plans for multi-billion pound "shared prosperity fund", Stewart says