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From Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade
  • Government sets out plans to reform the structure of banking in the UK

    Government sets out plans to reform the structure of banking in the UK.

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

  • More finance options for business

    Vince Cable announces details for an industry-led Taskforce to help diversify business finance.

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

  • Government investigates the long term future of manufacturing

    A 2-year project will look at the long-term picture for the manufacturing sector, investigating global trends and drivers of change.

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

  • Next steps for the Green Investment Bank

    Government publishes criteria for deciding where the Bank will be based and what the Bank's first priorities will be until 2016.

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

  • Resource security

    Last weekend there were two major international conferences: one on the crisis in the Eurozone - indeed, the future of Europe - the second in…

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

  • Multi million package announced to boost innovation and research in the UK

    A £75 million boost for high tech small and medium sized businesses is part of a package of measures announced today in the Government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth.

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

  • International Skills

    Good afternoon, everyone. I want to talk today about international skills in a number of different senses. We have now to think of skills…

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

  • New £125 million fund to boost UK advanced manufacturing supply chains

    A new initiative of up to £125 million is being set up to improve the global competitiveness of UK advanced manufacturing supply chains, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today.

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

  • Reforms to job laws to help business

    Vince Cable outlines the most radical reform to the employment law system for decades.

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

  • Reforming employment relations

    Good morning. My thanks to Terry Scuoler and the EEF for organising this event today. I think it is fair to say we have an extremely good and…

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

  • Association of Colleges final keynote

    Good afternoon. It’s one year and a day since we launched the Government’s skills strategy and I spoke to this conference. I’ve returned…

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

  • Apprenticeships boost for business

    Vince Cable guarantees quality, slashes red tape and delivers cash boost for firms taking on apprentices.

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

  • Make it in Great Britain

    Vince Cable and Mark Prisk launch the new campaign and exhibition highlighting the best of modern British manufacturing.

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

  • £950 million investment to boost local economies and jobs

    The second round of the Government's Regional Growth Fund will help create and safeguard more than 200,000 jobs across England.

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

  • Business Secretary speech on industrial strategy at Policy Exchange

    The role of industrial policy in shaping the economy.

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

  • Make it in Great Britain

    New call for UK manufacturing champions to show the best of British industry throughout 2012.

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

  • Huddersfield factory gears up for green growth

    Nick Clegg and Vince Cable announce £4.8 million of Regional Growth Funding for local businesses.

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

  • See Inside Manufacturing

    Companies in the UK automotive industry throw open their doors to give students the chance to see one of the UK's vanguard industries and learn more about careers.

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

  • Innovate 2011

    Read more on £170 million boost for UK manufacturing research It’s encouraging to see Great British innovation on display and the focus of…

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

  • £20 million investment in skills for growth

    Vince Cable announces investment in key industries including nuclear manufacturing and healthcare.

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