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  • Surge in British built vehicles with British made components

    New research reveals that British cars are being made with more British sourced components.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Reunited - Sellafield’s first ever female apprentices

    A guest article from nuclear firm Sellafield Ltd - to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2015.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consumer champion Lynn Faulds Wood to lead product safety review

    Leading consumer campaigner Lynn Faulds Wood will lead a review of the UK’s system for the recall of unsafe products.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech given at BAE Systems by Prime Minister David Cameron

    The Prime Minister spoke to workers at the site in Warton, Lancashire, as part of National Apprenticeship Week

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Vince Cable appoints new Innovate UK Chief Executive

    Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced the appointment of Ruth McKernan as the new Chief Executive of Innovate UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Specialist advisers protect £400 million of UK businesses' intellectual property

    Four UK intellectual property advisers based overseas have helped to protect £400 million worth of IP assets for UK businesses.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Contribution that brands make to the UK economy

    Speech by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on the valuable contribution that brands make to the UK economy through their Intellectual Property (IP).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Employers unveil new industry designed apprenticeships

    Hundreds more top employers have joined the government’s successful Trailblazers programme to design high quality apprenticeships.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government rolls-out flagship Degree Apprenticeships

    The government has today (12 March 2015) announced the roll-out of 9 new industry designed Degree Apprenticeships.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM announces rollout of flagship degree apprenticeships

    David Cameron will today announce new degree apprenticeships in areas such as chartered surveying, aerospace engineering and nuclear.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £65 million funding for ultra-low emission cities and green buses

    Twelve British cities shortlisted to become international beacons of ultra-low emission vehicle use.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Baroness Anelay visits the Geneva Motorshow

    Baroness Anelay visited on 3 March with UKTI’s Automotive Investment Organisation (AIO) to demonstrate support for the UK automotive industry.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Apprenticeships no longer just 'jobs for the boys'

    More than a million women started apprenticeships between 2010 to 2011 and 2013 to 2014.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Young apprentices brief Prime Minister at No.10 Cabinet meeting

    Paige McConville and Pallavi Boppana, 2 young apprentices, joined Vince Cable at Cabinet to celebrate National Apprenticeships Week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government departments sign up to ‘green revolution’

    Green move adds electric cars to government car fleet.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Vince Cable celebrates ‘outstanding progress’ for women on boards

    Event highlights the excellent progress made to date by the FTSE 100 in increasing female representation on their boards to 22.8%.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New toolkit launched to help businesses exploit their Intellectual Property

    Businesses will benefit from a new ‘IP Finance’ toolkit, advising on how to understand and present the value of their Intellectual Property.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Further education reform: update for colleges, March 2015

    Letter from Nick Boles, Minister for Skills and Equalities, sent to all colleges in March 2015, updating them on the FE reform programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Managing intellectual property

    Speech by Baroness Neville-Rolfe to the International Patent Forum on managing intellectual property.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New pathways for the UK’s future cyber security experts

    Francis Maude has announced new initiatives to help young people find a career in cyber security.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government