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From Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
  • Contribution of UK universities to national and local economic growth

    Speech by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts to the Universities UK (UUK) conference.

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

  • Corporate responsibility is at the heart of successful businesses - Willott

    Government has today (4 April 2014) published its response to a Call for Views on corporate responsibility from last year.

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

  • New loans to help Muslim students go to university

    A new model for Sharia law-compliant student loans has been unveiled today (3 April 2014) by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts.

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

  • Ministerial speech to CILIP copyright conference

    Lord Younger, Minister for Intellectual Property, speaks about the latest developments in copyright legislation and licensing

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

  • New round of government funding to unlock public data

    The government has launched new funding initiatives to unlock more of the data held by public bodies.

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

  • Top firms back new tranche of Tech Levels

    Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock announces 77 new Tech Levels backed by businesses.

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

  • Strengthening links between education and employment

    Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) European Jobs and Skills Summit.

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

  • Government responds to National Audit Office report: “The Privatisation of Royal Mail”

    Department for Business succeeds in achieving its key objectives in the privatisation of Royal Mail.

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

  • UK knowledge investment continues to grow

    New figures published today (31 March 2014) show that UK business is building success through knowledge and creative assets.

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

  • Lowest paid BIS contractors to benefit from pay rise

    The lowest paid contracted staff working at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will benefit from an above inflation pay rise.

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

  • Federation of Small Businesses conference 2014

    Matthew Hancock speaks at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) annual conference.

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

  • Payments for extraction rights put under spotlight

    Extractives industries reporting: implementing the EU accounting directive consultation launched.

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

  • The search is on for 2 entrepreneurs in residence

    The Department for Business is on a quest to appoint 2 successful entrepreneurs to advise government on the needs of small businesses.

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

  • Government puts small business at the heart of the economy

    Small businesses throughout the country are at the heart of government’s long term economic plan.

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

  • £4 million for agricultural innovation

    Businesses and spin-outs from universities across the UK have received a share of £4 million of funding from government and industry.

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

  • A bigger, better Office for Life Sciences

    BIS and the Department of Health are joining their life sciences functions to create a joint and expanded Office for Life Sciences.

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

  • Chancellor launches consultation on measures to help small business lending

    Consultation on measures to help SMEs who have been rejected for a business loan, launched by Chancellor.

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

  • Government unlocks £194 million of college investment

    Matthew Hancock announces that 22 colleges will invest £194.3 million in the building of new state of the art facilities.

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

  • Live question and answer session with Ian Livingstone CBE

    Ian Livingstone, one of the founding fathers of the UK games industry, will answer your small business questions on Wednesday 2 April 2014.

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

  • Government asks business to help improve regulators’ appeals processes

    Consultation invites businesses to help shape potential legislation to make regulators’ appeals and complaints processes more responsive.

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