Sep62017

Arup gets the go ahead to begin work on the Wales Advanced Manufacturing Institute

Welsh Government

Arup will work with a range of key strategic partners on behalf of Welsh Government, working towards breaking ground early in 2018.The AMRI projects embraces and builds on the proposal by the Deeside Enterprise Zone Board for a dual site facility that delivers light engineering, training and research collaboration whilst the Broughton site, specifically will focus on high tech and innovative support to larger scale ‘advanced technology’ manufacturing. 

The underpinning principals for the dual centre AMRI will be to encourage collaboration between Anchor and Regionally Important Companies, SMEs and FE/HE partners, so they can develop new manufacturing innovation, systems, process and capability to enhance the quality and productivity of Welsh businesses across a wide range of sectors

Economy Secretary, Ken Skates, said:

“Today’s announcement follows on from my commitment, which I made back in November 2016, where I announced ambitious plans for development of advanced manufacturing research institute in Deeside and pledged £20m following advice from the Deeside Enterprise Zone Board.

“I look forward to seeing the final specification that Arup and partners, along with officials from the Welsh Government, will come up with.”

Paul Webber, Arup Wales leader:

“We are proud to be working with the Welsh Government to deliver this project. We are experienced in developing world-class research facilities and we will be drawing on expertise from across Arup. 

“This facility will give a real boost to Wales, helping to develop skills and capabilities and support growth in the advanced manufacturing sector.”   

Arup is providing multidisciplinary services including project management, design and engineering, planning and specialist expertise. The new institute will bring a thriving competitive industry base which in turn will act as a catalyst for growth and jobs across the supply chain in Deeside, North and Mid Wales, the Northern Powerhouse and further afield.

Sep62017

News story: Hurricanes Irma and Maria: government response and advice

MOD

Updated: Foreign Secretary’s ministerial meeting support to UK Overseas Territories added

Travel advice for places affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria

Hotline for British people affected or concerned about others in Dominica: +44 (0)20 7008 0000.

Hurricanes Irma and Maria affected large parts of the Caribbean. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) updated travel advice to provide guidance for British nationals in the countries and overseas territories affected:

See also the guidance on what to do if you’re affected by a crisis overseas.

Keep up-to-date with changes to travel advice

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Overview of how the UK government has supported Anguilla after Hurricane Irma

Anguilla overview

Sep62017

There has still been no resolution on the issue of care workers receiving back pay for sleep-in shifts – Barbara Keeley

Labour

Barbara Keeley MP, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Minister for Social Care, commenting on the
issue of back pay for sleep-in shifts by care staff, said:

“There has still been
no resolution on the issue of care workers receiving back pay for
sleep-in shifts.

“The Tory Government’s
lack of action is causing great uncertainty for our social care
workforce. Tory Ministers need to ensure that care workers receive the money
they have rightfully earned. Anything less would undermine the very
principle of a statutory minimum wage and could encourage providers to
plead poverty to get out of their duty to pay their care workforce properly.

“Good pay
and conditions are essential to delivering good quality care for service
users. This Tory Government needs to stop burying its head in the sand about the
problems they have caused in social care and put the funding of social
care on a long-term sustainable footing.“

Sep62017

Research and analysis: Waste management for England 2016

DEFRA

Updated: Revised spreadsheet ‘Waste management 2016 in England: data tables’. Amendment to ‘Operational incinerators’ worksheet.

Data is presented at a national level (for England) or by former English government planning regions (for trend consistency). The data reports on:

  • landfill inputs and capacity
  • transfer inputs
  • treatment inputs
  • incineration inputs and capacity
  • metal recycling inputs
  • disposal in or on land inputs
  • use of waste inputs

Information on the management of hazardous wastes and the number of sites is also included. Information on other site types can be supplied on request.