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or Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
From The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable
or The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
  • Environment Secretary Michael Gove calls on people across the country to join together to improve the natural world.

  • Consumers will have enhanced, easy to understand rights following Royal Assent for the Consumer Rights Act being given today (26 March 2015).

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

  • Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act receives Royal Assent.

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

  • Today (26 March 2015) the government announced the latest winners from a fund to help rebuild British manufacturing prowess.

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

  • High street banks, consumer groups and the government have signed up to an industry-wide agreement to minimise the impact of branch closures.

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

  • Significant progress continues to be made with increased gender diversity in the boardrooms of the UK’s top companies.

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

  • Employers and further education providers are asked to look into how the vocational education system is able to meet future skills challenges.

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

  • The government today (23 March 2015) published its response to the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Special Interest Group 2020 Strategy.

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

  • Government commits up to £15 million to train the next generation of quantum engineers.

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

  • Vince Cable announces plans to launch an online tool that will make it easier to find out how much people are paid.

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

  • From Thursday 1 October 2015, the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise by 20p.

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

  • New research reveals that British cars are being made with more British sourced components.

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

  • Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced the appointment of Ruth McKernan as the new Chief Executive of Innovate UK.

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

  • The government has today (12 March 2015) announced the roll-out of 9 new industry designed Degree Apprenticeships.

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

  • Paige McConville and Pallavi Boppana, 2 young apprentices, joined Vince Cable at Cabinet to celebrate National Apprenticeships Week.

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

  • Event highlights the excellent progress made to date by the FTSE 100 in increasing female representation on their boards to 22.8%.

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

  • A summit of senior business leaders and government will be held to establish the best way to reshape and improve corporate culture.

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

  • A spaceport consultation outcome has been published, paving the way to make UK commercial spaceflight operations a reality.

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

  • Trade between the UK and Mexico is enjoying double-digit growth, with bilateral trade in 2013 at £3.3 billion, up by 15% compared to 2012.

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

  • Ministers have announced a package of measures to boost British manufacturing.

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