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State Pension petition calling for £416 weekly payments due official response

Campaigners are calling for pensioners to be paid the equivalent of the national minimum wage

Liverpool Echo

Fears for Scottish shipyards amid concerns UK will ‘offshore’ warship contracts

SCOTTISH shipyards need “greater clarity” from the UK Government over where contracts for new naval vessels will be placed in the coming…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish shipyards need ‘greater clarity’ over future military orders, say MPs

The Scottish Affairs Committee also challenged the UK Government to set out the reasons for awarding a recent contract to an international consortium.

The Independent UK

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International procurement and an uncertain pipeline 'risk the prosperity of Scottish military shipbuilding'

Scottish Affairs Committee report warns that without regular orders, the sector could decline

Insider UK

Call for Section 35 U-turn wins international backing at Council of Europe

Hannah Bardell MP has taken the issue to the Council of Europe (CoE), the continent’s leading human rights organisation, with a written declaration

The National (Scotland)

Here's what MSPs would have asked Alister Jack if he hadn't snubbed two committees

Alister Jack has refused to attend two separate Holyrood committees to explain his use of a Section 35 order - so MSPs wrote him a letter instead

The National (Scotland)

Why the deck is always stacked in Westminster’s favour

In her Record column, Alison Thewliss blasts the Tory Government over their anti-strikes legislation and the GRR row.

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Llanelli missed out on two Levelling Up Fund bids in latest round

Neither were successful and Carmarthenshire Council has asked the UK Government for feedback

Wales Online

Changes to children's rights bill taking longer than hoped after Supreme Court ruling

IT is taking longer than anyone hoped to incorporate a UN treaty on children’s rights into law, a minister has said, but talks with the UK…

The National (Scotland)

Charities write to Prime Minister urging action over 'missing' child asylum seekers

OVER 100 charities have written to the Prime Minister to express their concern about asylum-seeking children going “missing” from Home Office…

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP urged Tory Government to find 'resolution' to gender reform bill fears

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Lisa Cameron said she hoped a resolution could address her "constituents’ concerns" while not "undermining the devolution settlement".

Daily Record

Weaker economic growth costing Scottish Government almost £700m

Scottish Fiscal Commission says differences in tax policy between Scotland and the rest of the UK are also to blame

Insider UK

New £400 one-off energy bill funding details as application portal gears up to open

The application portal is due to open in January 2023

Nottingham Post

Dumfries and Galloway's LGBTQ+ community to hold demonstration of trans solidarity

The public show of support follows a move by the UK Government to block the Gender Recognition Bill

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Half of the 10 poorest areas in Scotland received no Levelling Up funding from the UK Government

SNP MP Chris Stephens accused the UK Government of "pork barrel politics at its worst".

The Independent UK

Welsh Ambulance Service facing up to £15m in cuts

Ambulance workers in Wales have been striking over pay and conditions since last year.

The National (Scotland)

Independence activists set out Brexit's failures outside UK Government hub

ACTIVISTS in Edinburgh have kicked off the third anniversary Brexit events with action outside the UK Government Hub.

The National (Scotland)

UK bill to let Tory government change Scottish law in 'danger to devolution'

MSPs have been urged not to back a UK Government bill which poses a “danger to devolution”.

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Former Labour minister backs UK Government use of Section 35 order over gender reform

David Blunkett, who served as Home Secretary under Tony Blair, has waded into the gender reform row and backed the UK Government

Daily Record

New £400 one-off energy bill help application portal set to open this month until April

The non-repayable lump sum is expected to provide extra financial support to 900,000 homes this winter.

Daily Record

Proposed new State Pension age changes could mean you need to work longer before being able to retire

New reports suggest it could rise to 68 by the end of the 2030s, affecting everyone currently aged 54 and under.

Daily Record

SNP bid to overturn Section 35 order at Westminster and allow gender reforms to become law

Stephen Flynn, the party's Westminster leader, has submitted a motion to overturn the UK Government's Section 35 order which blocked the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.

Daily Record

New State Pension petition calling for £416 weekly payment for everyone over 60 due official response

The petition also proposes rolling back retirement age from 66 to 60 and has received more than 22,800 signatures of support.

The National (Scotland)

SNP in bid to overturn Alister Jack's Section 35 order using Commons tactics

The motion has been lodged in the name of SNP Westminster group leader Stephen Flynn

Daily Record

Type 31 frigates will be built at Rosyth dockyard, insists Tory defence minister

While the Type 31 frigate programme will go ahead speculation has mounted the future Type 32 could be axed at the next defence spending review.

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