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  • Deputy Prime Minister launches TechNorth

    Nick Clegg is visiting Sheffield to announce the creation of TechNorth – a new tech hub for the North of England.

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

  • Hydro Industries announces £20million contract during visit by Welsh Secretary

    Secretary of State for Wales congratulates Hydro Industries on a new multi-million pound contract announced during Llangennech visit.

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

  • Intellectual property enforcement

    Speech by Baroness Neville-Rolfe to the Anti-Counterfeiting Group on funding for the City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit.

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

  • More than 700 employers to design top quality apprenticeships

    Top quality new apprenticeships are being designed by employers as part of the government’s successful apprenticeship trailblazers scheme.

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

  • £3 million government cash boost to tackle digital piracy and fake goods

    The City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit has been boosted by £3 million of new government funding.

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

  • Small firms urged to take steps to combat cyber crime

    Many small and medium-sized businesses ignore or underestimate the threat online fraud poses to their profitability, cashflow and reputation.

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

  • Driverless vehicles: the uses and benefits

    Explains how driverless technology could improve cars, buses, rail and commercial vehicles and the work being done to trial driverless cars.

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

  • Boost for agricultural innovations in Wales from UK government fund

    Three organisations in Wales will benefit from a share of £5 million of funding from the UK government.

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

  • Supporting Britain's public sector talent

    Speaking today at a London primary school, Nick Clegg announced a series of measures to help public sector workers do their jobs.

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

  • £5 million for agricultural innovation

    Businesses and universities across the UK will benefit from a share of £5 million of funding from government and industry

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

  • Quality improvement with rigour and responsiveness in skills: FE Commissioner letter

    Update on how we are implementing improvements in skills for better quality further education

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

  • Improving the UK's industrial future

    Vince Cable's keynote speech at the CBI's ‘Raising the bar of the UK’s industrial future’ breakfast.

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

  • Cable: industrial strategy driving the recovery

    Vince Cable announces new funding to address skills shortages and build on the success of the UK’s automotive industry.

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

  • Expanding our Industrial Strategy for a better future for Britain

    Matthew Hancock speaks at the CBI industrial strategy conference.

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

  • BIS confirms teaching bursaries to continue for top graduates

    Nick Boles announces the continuation of a bursary scheme to encourage more top graduates to begin a teaching career in further education.

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

  • Sean Coyne talks about his experience of taking leave to care for his young daughter

    Shared parental leave will be available to parents, partners and adopters from April 2015. Sean explains how his leave helped his family.

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  • Street trading and pedlary laws to be modernised

    Reforms to street trading rules will make them both stronger and fairer, Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson said today (16 October 2014).

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

  • Jo Swinson MP answers questions from Britmums about Shared Parental Leave

    Jo Swinson, Minister for Employment Relations, took part in a Google Hangout with Britmums bloggers about Shared Parental Leave.

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

  • New standard boosts mining and energy transparency

    The UK has been admitted as a candidate country for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

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

  • Government sets out evidence for 2015 National Minimum Wage rate

    Government submits evidence to the Low Pay Commission which will help decide the level of the National Minimum Wage from October 2015.

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