News and communications

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) launches the Hydrogen Propulsion Manufacturing Taskforce.

• Updated: 27 March 2024

The Chancellor has today (4 March) announced a significant investment package in the UK’s life sciences and manufacturing sectors.

• Updated: 4 March 2024

Keynote address delivered by the Minister for Industry and Economic Security at Make UK's National Manufacturing Conference.

• Updated: 27 February 2024

Ninth UK-Ghana Business Council (UKGBC) high level bilateral meeting communique issued in Accra.

• Updated: 31 January 2024

Industry leaders have welcomed the Government’s new Critical Imports and Supply Chain Strategy, safeguarding UK supplies of critical goods such as medicines, minerals and semiconductors.

• Updated: 17 January 2024

Latest figures show toy and bike exports are worth £640 million, with CPTPP membership to make it even easier for British businesses to export children’s presents to the region next Christmas.

• Updated: 24 December 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has welcomed a historic deal between Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Turkish Airlines worth billions to the UK.

• Updated: 15 December 2023

Up to £150 million of funding to 2030 to support the UK’s position among world leaders in self-driving technologies.

• Updated: 27 November 2023

Industry leaders from across UK advanced manufacturing have welcomed the Government’s landmark Advanced Manufacturing Plan (AMP) backed by billions to boost Britain’s manufacturing sector, announced by Business and Trade Sec…

• Updated: 26 November 2023

Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has launched the landmark Advanced Manufacturing Plan (AMP) backed by billions to boost Britain’s manufacturing sector.

• Updated: 26 November 2023

Nissan is delivering up to £2 billion of new investment to produce two new electric vehicle models in Sunderland.

• Updated: 24 November 2023

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade reacts to today's Autumn Statement and what this means for businesses and consumers.

• Updated: 22 November 2023

The new ATI SME Programme will provide up to £10 million per year in funding opportunities for UK aerospace SMEs' cutting-edge R&D projects.

• Updated: 14 November 2023

Following a public consultation, the government has set out reforms for the wine sector which will begin in 2024.

• Updated: 16 October 2023

On Tuesday 10 October, the UK hosted the Principals' meeting of the Minerals Security Partnership for the first time, at the London Metals Exchange.

• Updated: 11 October 2023

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) launches the UK Battery Strategy Taskforce made up of leaders from academia and industry.

• Updated: 2 October 2023

Tata Group has announced that it will invest over £4 billion in a new UK gigafactory which will create thousands of jobs.

• Updated: 19 July 2023

The new agreement will simplify import and export process between the UK and Chile, improving the business environment between the two countries as members of the bloc.

• Updated: 17 July 2023

UK statement on Paragraph 8 of MC12 Decision on the TRIPS Agreement adopted on 17 June 2022. This statement was delivered at the WTO in Geneva on 14 June 2023.

• Updated: 16 June 2023

The Trade Remedies Authority today published its consolidated Corporate and Business Plan 2023-2026.

• Updated: 27 April 2023