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From Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
  • Nuclear college to harness the power of skills training

    Britain’s next generation of nuclear power plants will be able to call on a new high-tech further education college to train their workforce.

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

  • The Skills Summit: importance of technical and vocational training

    Skills Minister Matthew Hancock's marks the 70th anniversary of the Butler Reform Act, highlighting the importance of technical and vocational training.

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

  • 3,000 regulations to be reformed or slashed

    Michael Fallon and Ken Clarke set out how the government is increasing the pace of the government’s drive to cut red tape.

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

  • Small business, big support confirmed by Prime Minister

    Small firms will see the cost of doing business fall this year following measures brought in by the government to help them get on.

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

  • David Cameron has announced new measures to support UK small firms

    Small businesses will benefit from a series of packages announced at a Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) event today.

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

  • Supporting business: David Cameron announces new plans

    David Cameron announced a package of measures to help small business in a speech to the Federation of Small Businesses.

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

  • English business survey: cessation notice

    Notification of the decision to stop the collection of data and publication of statistics from the English Business Survey.

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  • Matthew Hancock speech on education technology at BETT show

    Skills Minister Matthew Hancock says technology is changing everything.

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

  • Consumers and businesses 1 step closer to new Bill of Rights

    Consumers will be closer to having enhanced easy to understand consumer rights following the introduction of the new Consumer Rights Bill.

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

  • Sir Winfried Bischoff appointed as Financial Reporting Council Chair

    Sir Winfried Bischoff has been appointed as the new Chair of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).

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

  • UK car production drives to 6-year high

    Car production in the UK in 2013, rose to its best level since 2007, says trade body.

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

  • Consultation launched to transform land registration

    Proposals to help Land Registry deliver more efficient and modern services were put forward for consultation today (23 January 2014).

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

  • Dragons' Den entrepreneurs boost UK's innovation

    Intellectual Property Minister Lord Younger has called on aspiring inventors to make sure they know their intellectual property rights.

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

  • Business Secretary flies the flag in UAE for UK business

    Vince Cable recently made his first government trip to the UAE to boost trade with the region and encourage more inward investment into the UK.

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

  • Second reading for Intellectual Property Bill

    The Intellectual Property Bill was given its second reading in the House of Commons, having completed its Lords stages last year.

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

  • BIS funding leads to Academy Award nomination

    A documentary from an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded project at the University of Westminster has been nominated for an Oscar.

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

  • Business Secretary beats the drum for UK business in the UAE

    Vince Cable embarks on his first government trip to the UAE to boost trade with the region and encourage more inward investment into the UK.

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

  • Have your cake and eat it: Minister sets record straight on street parties

    More people across the UK will be able to organise street parties, charity fundraisers and get-togethers without the fear of 'red-tape'.

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

  • Launch of AAT's skills massive open online course

    Matthew Hancock talks about the contribution of technology to skills development in India.

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

  • Cable – Use 2014 to get more women on boards

    FTSE350 companies challenged by Vince Cable and Lord Davies to seize the opportunity and increase the number of women in their boardrooms.

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