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  • Business Secretary calls on universities to tackle violence against women on campus

    A taskforce to help reduce violence against women and girls on university campuses has been announced by Business Secretary Sajid Javid.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK Government demonstrates support for vital South Wales industries

    Welsh Secretary and Business Minister see how significant defence investment supports Welsh manufacturing industry and helps creates jobs

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Measures to ensure people receive fair pay announced

    Business Secretary announces a package of measures to ensure hardworking people receive the pay they are entitled to.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • TTIP: an overview of the EU-US free trade deal

    Explains the aim of the deal, the negotiations and the benefits to businesses and consumers.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • TTIP: the EU-US free trade deal and regulatory standards

    Explains how the EU-US free trade deal will make trade easier and cheaper by reducing unnecessary differences in regulation.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Business Secretary orders investigation into tipping

    Sajid Javid launches investigation into abuse of tipping.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Financial red tape targeted in new review

    A review to improve the effectiveness of rules designed to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing has been launched.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Minister unwraps new production line at chocolate factory

    Business Secretary Sajid Javid visited the home of Cadbury in Birmingham today to open a new state-of-the-art production line.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Building apprenticeships in transport sector at heart of government infrastructure investment plans

    Government to work with industry to create more than 30,000 apprenticeships in the road and rail sector this Parliament.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM unveils plans to boost apprenticeships and transform training

    David Cameron will today outline plans to increase the number of quality apprenticeships and give businesses a say on how they are run.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Young people NEET hits record low

    New figures show the number of 16- to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training is at its lowest recorded level.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Catherine Raines to be new UKTI Chief Executive

    Dr Catherine Raines will become Chief Executive of UK Trade and Investment.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Bank branch closures

    Anna Soubry and Harriett Baldwin write to the Chief Executive of the British Bankers' Association about bank branch closures.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Restrictions lifted on invoice finance to help small firms grow

    Ban on anti-invoice finance terms in contracts will come into force early next year.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Medical innovations backed by £18 million fund

    Government funding for the next generation of medical advances has been announced today by Minister for Life Sciences, George Freeman.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New steps to tackle taxpayer-funded support to trade unions

    The government plans to abolish ‘check off’, the outdated practice of state-run union subscription payments, in the public sector.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Local areas get their say on Sunday trading

    The government has today launched a consultation on plans to give local areas the power to allow large shops to open for longer on Sundays.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM leads the charge to make the UK a global financial technology hub

    On a trade mission to south-east Asia, David Cameron is promoting the UK's quest to become the leading FinTech centre in the world.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • National Minimum Wage offenders named and shamed

    Today (30 July 2015) Business Minister Nick Boles has named 75 employers who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM visit to south-east Asia

    David Cameron led a trade delegation to Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia from 27 to 30 July to boost UK trade and investment.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government