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From Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade
  • Oral Statement from Business Secretary Vince Cable

    Higher Education Funding and Student Finance: Oral Statement by the Business Secretary Vince Cable

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

  • Vince Cable addresses EU Parliament

    Business Secretary Vince Cable delivered the keynote speech in Brussels today as the first UK Cabinet Minister to address the European Parliament.

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

  • European free trade is vital for growth

    I am pleased to be the first Minister from Britain’s new Coalition Government to speak at the European Parliament. I want to give my thanks …

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

  • New review into corporate Britain

    Vince Cable announces a review into corporate governance and economic short-termism.

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

  • Cable asks: can we do more with less in science?

    In a speech at Queen Mary, University of London, Business Secretary Vince Cable examined how we can economise without damaging science and the prospects for growth.

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

  • £50m to upgrade colleges

    Successful colleges across England to receive at least £225,000 to modernise facilities, with some receiving up to £1 million.

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

  • The role of science, research and innovation in creating growth

    Over the next few weeks and months, major decisions will be made on Government spending priorities as part of a wider move to stabilise the …

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

  • A recovering economy requires local remedies

    In an op-ed that first appeared in The Financial Times newspaper, Business Secretary Vince Cable and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles outline the part local enterprise partnerships will play in the economic recovery.

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

  • Building business with Brazil

    Business Secretary Vince Cable leads a delegation of UK businesses to Brazil.

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

  • Auto sector driving growth

    Business Secretary Vince Cable test drives Aston Martin and Jaguar cars as part of tour of West Midlands.

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

  • Local enterprise partnerships: ministerial letter

    Ministerial letter to local council and business leaders about local enterprise partnerships

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

  • Low carbon investment in the North East

    Business Secretary Vince Cable announces £4.6m funding package for Teesside.

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

  • UK Prime Minister and Business Secretary welcome £700 million Hawk deal

    Prime Minister David Cameron and Business Secretary Dr. Vince Cable have welcomed an agreement signed today between BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and HAL, to supply 57 Hawk trainer aircraft to India.

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

  • Forgemasters Written Ministerial Statement

    A Written Ministerial Statement from Business Secretary Vince Cable about Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd.

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

  • New ideas for business finance

    Government to explore new and innovative ways for business to access finance.

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

  • Business backs local enterprise partnerships

    Eric Pickles discusses the importance of business leadership and the vision for local enterprise partnerships.

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

  • Farnborough Airshow

    The UK needs more skilled people in the aerospace sector, Business Secretary Vince Cable said during his visit to the Farnborough Airshow.

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

  • Vince Cable speech to the Sustainable Aerospace Conference

    Great to see so many exhibitors here - both British and international. This is - I am told - the world’s largest temporary exhibition. Farnborough…

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

  • A new era for universities

    This is my first attempt to set out my views on the university, and wider, HE sector and my aspirations for it. The background is a very sombre…

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

  • Inward investment

    The UK's ability to attract and retain investment from abroad is at the heart of economic recovery plans.

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