Meeting explores greater regional control over jobs and innovation funding

Ministers and representatives discussed giving regions more control over employment support and innovation funding linked to reindustrialisation.

The talks focused on young people. Andy Burnham spoke about jobless young people.

This was in Scotland, Wales and England. He said Scotland and Wales should choose their systems.

Their governments should work with the UK government.

The Welsh government agreed to start work. Other governments will join this work.

They will study regional power and new industry. They will also study economic growth.

The work will study each government’s role.

John Swinney called the meeting constructive. Scotland will make plans for more powers.

These powers include help with jobs. The UK government will review Scotland’s issues.

It will not consider a second independence referendum.

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