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From Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade
  • Send your computer code into space with astronaut Tim Peake

    UK space organisations team up with Raspberry Pi to launch out of this world competition.

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

  • Vince Cable celebrates two million apprenticeships

    Vince Cable announces that the government has fulfilled its commitment to starting 2 million apprenticeships in this Parliament.

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

  • Vince Cable announces £40 million to support cutting-edge research on visit to Worksop and Lincoln

    Vince Cable announces £40 million of funding to support research in the industrial biotechnology sector.

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

  • Number of private sector businesses at record high

    Official figures show that the number of private sector businesses in the UK has reached 5 million for the first time.

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

  • Innovation the only way to tackle energy ‘trilemma’

    £19 million help to tackle climate change opens today (5 November 2014).

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

  • £67 million to support British innovators

    Government ministers are announcing £67 million of funding to support British businesses and scientists.

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

  • Taskforce to assess judgment in holiday pay ruling

    Vince Cable announces the setting up of a taskforce to assess the possible impact of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling on holiday pay.

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

  • Government joins forces with industry to develop engineers

    Vince Cable marked the second Tomorrow’s Engineers Week by confirming government commitment to invest in training engineers of the future.

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

  • Building blocks in place for shift in investment culture

    Business Secretary Vince Cable today (27 October 2014) set out the progress made in changing the investment culture of UK equity markets.

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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

  • 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

  • Noises off – Cable says Britain is open for business

    Cable visits India to spread the message ‘Britain is open for Business’ and dispel the myth that the UK isn't welcoming to Indian students.

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

  • £80 million boost for leasing finance as British Business Bank focuses on alternative lending for small business

    Shire Leasing has received an £80 million boost thanks to an investment by the British Business Bank and the private sector.

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

  • Business must keep up the momentum to reach 25% women on boards target - Cable

    Women representation on FTSE 100 boards continues to increase.

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

  • Cable to bolster apprenticeship pay

    Business Secretary Vince Cable has outlined proposals to simplify and boost the national minimum wage for apprentices.

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

  • Employment review launched to improve clarity and status of British workforce

    Business Secretary launches a wide-ranging employment review to help clarify and potentially strengthen the employment status of workers.

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

  • Report on counterfeiting and copyright piracy summit published

    International partnership publishes report of proceedings of the International IP Enforcement Summit Report, held in London 11-12 June 2014.

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

  • Above inflation rise for National Minimum Wage

    More than 1 million of Britain’s lowest-paid workers are set to benefit as new National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates come into force.

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

  • New high speed rail college to be in Birmingham and Doncaster

    The home of the new National College for High Speed Rail will be located in Birmingham and Doncaster.

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