Alec has welcomed the Department of Health and Social Care's announcement of an extra £421 million for local authorities to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment - an increase of 40% nationally.
Earlier this month, the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) released general practice clinical staff figures, which found that there are now 23,000 more patient care staff working in practices across the country than in 2019.
Today the Government announced £500 million for energy efficiency improvements for schools and colleges in England, on top of the £1.8 billion already being provided over the next two years.
Alec has today welcomed the Chancellor's plan to drive down inflation, invest in our schools and NHS and provide additional support to households and pensioners.