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From Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
  • New scheme to help businesses defend against cyber threats goes live

    BAE Systems, Barclays and Hewlett-Packard are amongst the first businesses applying for the new Cyber Essentials award.

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

  • ‘Game Over Zeus / Cryptolocker’ cyber threat: advice for businesses

    The National Crime Agency alerted the public to protect their computers against malicious software that could cost them millions of pounds.

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

  • Welcome boost in UK car manufacturing

    UK car production rose by 21.3% for the first quarter of 2014 to 133,437 units, the largest monthly rise for the industry since July 2012.

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

  • Publicans to get a fairer deal

    Plans to protect thousands of publicans from unfair treatment and hardship are unveiled today (3 June 2014).

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

  • Minister reinforces importance of apprenticeship reforms

    Matthew Hancock speaks at the annual Association of Education Learning Providers conference about the importance of apprenticeship reforms.

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

  • Matthew Hancock: world-class apprenticeships

    Speech on apprenticeships at the annual conference of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers.

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

  • BIS publishes strengthened intervention process to drive up standards in further education

    Details of the process to tackle underperformance in further education have been published today (30 May 2014).

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

  • Transparency at the heart of answer to late payment

    The Business Secretary is proposing new measures for greater transparency of company payment practices to help smaller firms get paid on time.

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

  • Matthew Hancock: the creative industries

    Speech by Matthew Hancock at the Makegood Festival.

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

  • Leading UK scientists believe no vote in Scottish referendum will protect funding

    Protecting research funding in Scottish institutions if Scotland votes for independence.

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

  • All 9 regions of England see fall in 16- to 18-year-olds NEET

    New figures show the number of 16- to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) is falling across all regions of England.

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

  • PM marks £1 billion investment boost for UK SMEs

    Balfour Beatty has announced a record spend of £1 billion this year on contracts with SMEs across the country.

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

  • New chair appointed to government’s Shareholder Executive

    Robert Swannell has been appointed to chair the Advisory Board of the government’s Shareholder Executive (ShEx).

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

  • 80,000 UK students to visit China to boost trade links

    Vince Cable urges business leaders to support a drive to double the number of UK exchange students who travel to China.

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

  • NEET in England at lowest level since 2005

    New figures show 135,000 fewer young people not in education, employment or training since last year.

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

  • 5 reasons the UK is good for growing businesses in Scotland

    Export and investment opportunities are just one of the reasons the UK benefits small and growing businesses.

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

  • The next steps for the Employment Law Review

    Speech by Jenny Willott at the Westminster Employment Forum seminar on the Employment Law Review.

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

  • Focus on Enforcement review leads to more effective regulation of care homes

    Government welcomes commitments from the Care Quality Commission to improve regulatory enforcement in partnership with the adult care sector.

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

  • Social mobility - help young people on the road to employment

    The Social Mobility Business Compact wants to ensure that all young people have fair and open access to employment opportunities.

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

  • Leading Cambridge professor receives honorary OBE

    Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts today (20 May 2014) bestowed an honorary OBE on Professor David Ford.

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