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  • Billions of pounds of UK investment announced at the Global Investment Conference

    On the eve of the Olympic Games, Ministers host the Global Investment Conference, launching the British Business Embassy and its series of Global Business Summits.

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

  • Global Investment Conference

    Vince Cable sets out the benefits of operating a more liberal trading system.

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

  • Vince Cable speech: Global Investment Conference, Lancaster House, London, July 26

    Good afternoon. It’s a pleasure to share a platform with Minister Sharma from India and Minister Aganga from Nigeria. Tomorrow we are welcoming…

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

  • Partnership working on new rules for selling video games

    The Government has recognised the need to protect children from inappropriate content and has been working with industry representatives ahead…

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

  • New Met Office chair appointed

    The Met Office’s objective is the provision of weather and climate services that help Government, the public and commercial customers achieve…

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

  • New chair appointed for Companies House

    This follows on from the Companies House Steering Board which has taken Companies House through a time of significant change under the chairmanship…

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

  • Jobs boost as UK attracts increased overseas investment

    The figures announced by Business Secretary Vince Cable indicate that companies investing in the UK are continuing to succeed, laying the foundations…

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

  • Billions of pounds of UK investment announced as the Global Investment Conference opens for business at the British Business Embassy

    The largest set of trade and investment events ever held in this country starts today with the Government’s Global Investment Conference. The…

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

  • Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, at the Global Investment Conference

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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

  • PM's speech at Olympics press conference

    "We want this to be the Games that lifts up a city, that lifts up our country and that lifts up our world, bringing people together."

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

  • PM's speech at Global Investment Conference

    …And we are committed to supporting global growth with open trade between our nations."

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

  • Multi million package of support to revive the country’s high streets

    Nearly 400 Town Teams are to win backing from a multi-million pound package of Government support to revive their high streets and make them…

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

  • Lashkar Gah transition one year on

    In the year since British troops formally handed responsibility for security in Lashkar Gah to Afghan forces, the positive changes in the district are obvious, according to a former Stabilisation Advisor for the area.

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

  • Payday lenders make progress protecting vulnerable borrowers

    The revised Codes of Practice were published by the four Trade Associations which represent over 90 per cent of the payday and short-term loan…

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

  • £4.5 billion investment in new trains creates new jobs

    Intercity train investment creates 900 jobs along with 596 railway carriages at a new train factory.

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

  • Problem drinking tackled in 10 more communities with small grants injection

    Baroness Newlove, the Government’s Champion for Active, Safer Communities, today announced the names of ten areas across the country that will…

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

  • Arms Trade Treaty: the time for negotiations is running out

    As negotiations continue in New York, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt and International Development Minister Alan Duncan discussed the UK aims for the Arms Trade Treaty.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister answers questions on Arms Trade Treaty via Twitter

    As the negotiations at the United Nations on the Arms Trade Treaty head into the final week, Foreign Office Minister for Counter Proliferation Alistair Burt answered your questions on the UK’s position on the Arms Trade Treaty live via Twitter.

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

  • Arms Trade Treaty - an historic opportunity

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the UK remains steadfast and determined to get the strongest possible Treaty.

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

  • Government launches consultation on the designs legal framework

    The Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth referred to the current complexities of the legal framework used by businesses to …

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