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From Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade
  • UK retailers get export and investment action plan

    Vince Cable launches UK Retail Industry International Action Plan at Retail Week Live the largest annual gathering of senior retailers.

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

  • Multi-million pound future cities catapult to be hosted in London

    A new Catapult centre that will help make cities become smarter and more forward thinking will be hosted in London

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

  • Working with primary schools is key to getting disadvantaged young people into university

    Universities need to reach out to primary schools to increase the number from disadvantaged backgrounds benefitting from higher education.

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

  • Mansion House Trade and Industry speech 2013

    Vince Cable says that there is nothing to prevent Britain reasserting itself as a highly skilled, innovative, exporting nation.

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

  • Manufacturing Summit 2013

    The third annual summit brings together government and industry leaders to debate the future of UK manufacturing

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

  • Advanced manufacturing supply chain fund to create thousands of new jobs

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will today announce £213 million of joint government and industry investment

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

  • Children and Families Bill: consultation on shared parental leave

    Government launched a consultation asking businesses and working families their views on how shared parental leave and pay will work.

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

  • Government and industry team up to fund 500 Masters degrees in aerospace engineering

    A new £6 million bursary fund will pay for 500 new graduates and employees to study Masters (MSc) level degrees in aerospace engineering.

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

  • Business Secretary seals agreement to bring patent court to London

    Business Secretary Vince Cable today finalised the deal for a new patent court to be based in London.

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

  • Apprenticeships starts almost double in two years

    Apprenticeships starts break through the half million mark

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

  • Ministers welcome rise in university applications

    Figures released by UCAS today show that the number of applications for higher education by people living in England has risen by 3 per cent

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

  • Vince Cable – Progress still to be made on all-male boards

    Business Secretary Vince Cable writes to the last seven FTSE 100 firms with all-male boards urging them to increase women in the boardroom.

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

  • Vietnam’s leader visits UK for the first time

    General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party's visit to the UK is a sign of the strengthening relationship between UK and Vietnam.

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

  • Big hitters appointed to business bank advisory group

    The government appoints group of banking, business and finance experts to advise on the direction and priorities of the business bank.

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

  • Building the Business Bank

    Statement on progress made to set up a new British business bank to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized firms.

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

  • Press Release: Cable champions Brighton based innovators

    Business Secretary Vince Cable was in Brighton today to see how the Sussex Innovation Centre (SInC) is helping a range of high-tech and innovative businesses to grow.

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

  • Statement on Urenco

    Policy and ownership responsibility for the UK shareholding in Urenco has transferred.

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

  • Press Release: New proposals to stand up for British pubs and prevent unfair practices

    Plans for pub industry adjudicator to help tackle unfair practices, including rents and the prices publicans pay for beer.

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

  • Press Release: Chief Executive Designate appointed to the Competition and Markets Authority

    Alex Chisholm was today appointed the new Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority by the Business Secretary Vince Cable.

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

  • Typhoon for Oman

    BAE Systems has signed a contract with the Sultanate of Oman for the supply of 12 Typhoon aircraft, associated support and 8 Hawk 128 aircraft.

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