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From The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable
  • Vince Cable: £100 million to support domestic supply chains and bring manufacturing back to the UK

    Companies can now bid for a share of £100 million from a government scheme to help them strengthen their domestic supply chains.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister unveils £100 million Rolls-Royce factory

    £100 million Rolls-Royce aerospace factory opened today (5 June 2014) by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Business Secretary Vince Cable.

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

  • Jobs and industry: a long-term vision for Scotland in the UK

    Vince Cable sets out the business case for Scotland’s continued membership of the UK in a speech to businesses in Glasgow.

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

  • Publicans to get a fairer deal

    Plans to protect thousands of publicans from unfair treatment and hardship are unveiled today (3 June 2014).

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

  • Transparency at the heart of answer to late payment

    The Business Secretary is proposing new measures for greater transparency of company payment practices to help smaller firms get paid on time.

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

  • UK and China agree £2 billion digital media link-up

    Creative companies from the UK and China are set to benefit from £2 billion worth of trade and investment opportunities.

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

  • 80,000 UK students to visit China to boost trade links

    Vince Cable urges business leaders to support a drive to double the number of UK exchange students who travel to China.

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

  • China to adopt UK’s green construction standards

    Buildings in China could be built to British green construction standards boosting the UK supply chain by £200 million.

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

  • Cable grants new funding for Citizens Advice

    Business Secretary Vince Cable has today (1 May 2014) confirmed that Citizens Advice is to receive an extra £7.5 million.

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

  • British Ambassador to UAE is new UKTI Chief Executive

    Dominic Jermey will be the new Chief Executive of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

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

  • Government to establish first new Further Education college in 20 years

    Government publish intention to enable Prospects College of Advanced Technology to become the first further education college for 20 years.

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

  • £5 billion Export Refinancing Facility launched to boost UK exports

    UK Export Finance, the UK’s export credit agency, has today launched its £5 billion Export Refinancing Facility.

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

  • Government names 16 Royal Mail investors

    Government names 16 Royal Mail investors who gave government the confidence to launch the Initial Public Offering.

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

  • Where next for further and higher education?

    Vince Cable gives a Cambridge Public Policy Lecture on the future for higher and further education institutions, teachers and students.

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

  • Industrial strategy: early successes and future priorities

    This update on the impact of the industrial strategy comes 1 year on from the first of the sector strategies published in 2013.

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

  • Vehicles of the future get £130 million investment

    Projects that will put Formula 1 technology into buses and diggers are the first to receive money from £1 billion government-industry fund.

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

  • Female business champion appointed to help new and growing firms

    Lorely Burt MP has been appointed ‘women in enterprise’ champion.

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

  • Tough action promised on hidden company owners

    New public register on company ownership to track who ultimately owns and controls UK companies

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

  • British enterprise is praised in this year’s Queen’s Awards

    BIS unveils the winners of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2014.

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

  • Cable takes aim at dodgy directors

    Plans for tougher penalties against reckless directors have been unveiled by Business Secretary Vince Cable today (19 April 2014).

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