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  • Forging a 5G and full fibre broadband future for all

    Cost of rolling out fibre broadband to be slashed, remote rural areas prioritised for funding, full fibre switchover and the end of copper, and increased access to spectrum for innovative 5G services

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Heat networks must be regulated, CMA study finds

    Heat networks in Great Britain must be regulated and Ofgem is well placed to take on the role, the CMA has announced.

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  • FCO Minister for Asia and the Pacific arrives in China for 5-day visit

    Foreign & Commonwealth Office Minister Mark Field to visit 5 cities in China in 5 days, supporting the Golden Era of UK-China relations.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Department for International Trade: 2 years on

    As we celebrate the department's second anniversary, we look at how far we've come and what we're doing to ensure Britain becomes a global leader in free trade once we leave the EU.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • June 2018 Transaction Data

    This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in June 2018.

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  • Chief Secretary heralds beer exports from Bungay, Suffolk, all the way to Brazil

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss visited Suffolk to hear from local businesses about their exporting success.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Tim Peake joins mission to inspire future engineers as The Holiday Makers challenge blasts off at Farnborough Airshow

    Children encouraged to get making this summer as part of the Year of Engineering, a government campaign to show young people how they could shape the future as engineers.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • £1.5 billion space export campaign to fuel British industry growth

    International Trade Secretary launches the Department for International Trade's first ever space exports campaign to target export opportunities in the US and India.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Space exports campaign launch

    The International Trade Secretary today addressed businesses at the UK Space Agency pavilion, Farnborough International Air Show.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • £850 million record boost for creative sectors

    Britain’s world-leading creative sector has benefited from over £850 million of support in the last year, official statistics showed today (19 July 2018).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Cambridge-based digital taskforce to boost British infrastructure

    The taskforce will bring together experts from industry, academia and government to advise on how data, AI and machine learning can predict the needs of the UK.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Speech by H.E. Vicki Treadell at British-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards

    In her speech, H.E. Vicki Treadell talked about celebrating the best of British and Malaysian businesses and working with each other as we look to a new Malaysia and a Global Britain in the 21st century.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New public consultations announced for future trade agreements

    International Trade Secretary announces public consultations ahead of negotiations on future trade agreements, in a speech hosted by the FSB.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • At the crossroads: Britain and global trade

    Speech delivered by Liam Fox, Secretary of State for International Trade, on future UK trading arrangements, in partnership with the Federation of Small Businesses.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Life sciences at the heart of the UK economy

    The government will today host the second in a series of roundtables with stakeholders from leading life science businesses.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • CMA proposes pension investment reforms

    The CMA has today proposed a number of reforms to the investment consultancy and fiduciary management sector after identifying a range of competition concerns.

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  • Dr Liam Fox gives opening remarks at International Trade Summer School

    International Trade Secretary calls on the next generation of entrepreneurs to prepare themselves for the exciting opportunities ahead in the global economy.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Report outlines depth of UK-Australia investment relationship

    A joint UK-Australia report launched today highlights the immense benefits and potential of the investment relationship between the 2 countries.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Brand new x-ray technology set for production in the UK

    Ploughshare Innovations has agreed a licence deal with Axi-Tek Ltd for a novel x-ray technology which will be used to develop the next generation of safe and rapid inspection equipment.

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  • Economic Secretary speech: Green Finance Summit

    "My vision for the next twelve months and beyond is an explosion of the momentum to the point where ‘green finance’ becomes simply – ‘finance’." said John Glen.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government