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From Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise
  • Britain leads the way as Ordnance Survey helps to drive economic growth and digital innovation through open data

    Ordnance Survey is announcing it will launch a world-leading digital map as open data and create an engagement hub in London.

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

  • Government announces £4.36 million for support worker skills in the NHS

    Enterprise Minister announces £4.36 million of joint government and industry funding to improve skills for the NHS’s 600,000 support workers.

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

  • Business-friendly enforcement saves firms over £40 million

    Better enforcement of regulation is saving business more than £40 million every year.

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

  • New powers for business groups to tackle late payment

    The government is bringing in tough new laws and bulking up existing codes of practice to tackle the issues of late payment.

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

  • Capita announced as new owner of Constructionline

    Capita is the successful bidder in the sale of Constructionline Business Minister Matthew Hancock announced today (28 January 2015).

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

  • Debate on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

    Matthew Hancock's speech to a House of Commons backbench debate on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

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

  • Hancock: red tape drive saves business a record £10 billion

    Business Minister Matthew Hancock announces the government’s war on red tape has saved business £10 billion over the last 4 years.

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

  • Hancock: Record year for the high street

    According to government estimates the value of retail sales in 2014 are forecast to be at an all-time high for the UK.

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

  • Government plan to fight corruption unveiled

    A wide-ranging and ambitious programme to boost the UK’s ability to tackle corruption at home and abroad was announced by the government today.

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

  • Matthew Hancock speeech at the 4th Kurdistan-Iraq Oil and Gas Conference

    Energy Minister Matthew Hancock's speech at the 4th Kurdistan-Iraq Oil and Gas conference.

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

  • New proposals to tackle late payment

    New proposals obliging large and listed companies to publish detailed information about their payment practices and performance unveiled.

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

  • High street small businesses set for £1,500 boost

    100 small businesses welcomed to first Downing Street Christmas Fair, as business rates support unveiled ahead of Small Business Saturday.

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

  • Support for medium-sized businesses

    Matthew Hancock speaks to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) at the inaugural Medium-Sized Business Conference at St Paul's, London.

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

  • Securing Portsmouth Future

    Matthew Hancock's speaks to council and business leaders, entrepreneurs and academics at the 'Shaping the Future of Portsmouth Conference’.

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

  • Energy Priorities

    Energy priorities speech by Energy Minister, Matthew Hancock.

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

  • Greater Ipswich City Deal: multi-million pound investment in skills secured

    Businesses and local authorities join forces with government to invest £18 million to equip people with the skills local businesses need.

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

  • Government and industry join together to tackle late payment

    Leading businesses and the public sector have come together to make sure suppliers are paid on time and treated fairly.

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

  • £11 million to research carbon-cutting technology

    Funding allocated to research and development that will reduce emissions from driving.

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

  • Multi-million pound fund to get hydrogen cars moving

    The arrival of hydrogen cars on UK roads is a step closer as the Business Minister Matthew Hancock announced up to £11 million of funding.

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

  • Attracting foreign direct investment: UK government success

    Addressing the Forum of business leaders, Matthew Hancock spoke about action the UK government is taking to foreign direct investment to the UK.

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