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From Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
  • National Minimum Wage to rise from 1 October 2013

    From Tuesday 1 October 2013 the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise

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

  • £400 million will help science and engineering students get ahead in the global race and encourage more women to study these subjects

    Science and engineering teaching at English universities will receive a £400 million boost

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

  • Royal Mail share offer

    Expected price range and offer launch

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

  • BIS backs search for Britain's best employee owned business

    The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is backing a search for Britain’s best employee owned company.

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

  • Board appointed to help UK's world class financial services grow

    Government teams up with the UK’s world leading financial services industry to help deliver growth across the country.

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

  • Government vows to end unfair consumer bill and subscription practices

    The government is set to crack down on excessive mobile phone roaming charges and hidden price hikes in renewal notices

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

  • New measures to strengthen UK’s competition regime

    New measures that will strengthen and streamline the UK’s new competition regime have been outlined by the Competition Minister Jo Swinson

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

  • Cable announces plans to boost fairness for workers

    Business Secretary Vince Cable announces measures to inject more fairness into the workforce and in wages for British workers.

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

  • Cable – End of the line for dodgy company bosses

    Reforms to improve the transparency around company ownership and the accountability of company directors have been announced today

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

  • Revolutionary smart sensor technology is latest patent milestone

    A new invention, which will be patent number 2,500,000 and published today, is set to revolutionise the UK healthcare industry

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

  • UK experts to help prevent future Bangladesh factory tragedies

    British experts will fly to Bangladesh to help improve safety and building standards in the country’s garment sector

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

  • £69 million more for Start-Up Loans and New Enterprise Allowance

    Extra financial support for British entrepreneurs to start a business is now available through Start-Up Loans and New Enterprise Allowance.

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

  • Protecting the UK from ‘fake food’

    The Intellectual Property Office is to host an international conference on 20 September to set out the UK's plans to tackle ‘fake food’

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

  • Royal Mail announcement of intention to float

    Royal Mail announcement of intention to float

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

  • Industrial strategy: conference update 2013

    Update on the industrial strategy for the conference held on 11 September 2013.

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

  • Government and industry unite behind industrial strategy to help British businesses grow

    Government has now committed over £4 billion to industrial strategy, leveraging in billions more in private sector funding

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

  • Industrial strategy conference 2013

    Vince Cable describes progress made on implementing the UK's industrial strategy and sets out the challenges ahead.

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

  • New competition authority completes leadership team

    Business Secretary Vince Cable has today announced the Senior Executive Team for the new Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

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

  • Government calls for culture change in careers guidance

    Skills Minister calls on employers to inspire young people as he responds to an Ofsted report on careers guidance in schools.

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

  • Global Business Summit on Energy: £100 million fund investment

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced a new £100 million fund for green investment.

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