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  • Tackling investment scams

    A significant proportion of our investigation and enforcement work is aimed at tackling the perpetrators of investment scams.

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  • Improving energy efficiency at sea: apply for funding

    £7.5 million grant funding is now available for businesses to develop ways to improve how energy is managed on marine vessels.

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  • Water industry receives £150,000 boost to improve the environment

    Water minister announces new funding for Business in the Community Water Taskforce.

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

  • Great British High Streets 2015

    Make a New Year's resolution for your town centre - enter the Great British High Streets competition 2015.

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

  • PM celebrates US investment and jobs boost on Washington trip

    UK companies have announced US trade and investment deals worth more than £1.1 billion that will create 1,700 new jobs in the UK.

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

  • Weekend closure as £2.3 million Sandbach junction improvements take shape

    Drivers across Cheshire are being advised that junction 17 of the M6 near Sandbach will be totally closed to all traffic for a whole weekend later this month as work on a £2.3 million upgrade forges ahead.

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  • Amber alert in place for North West gales

    Road users across the North West are being urged to check the weather and driving conditions before setting out on journeys this afternoon and this evening (Thursday 15 January) with a Met Office forecast of gale force winds…

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  • Improved help for people struggling with problem debt

    Plans to enable easier access to debt relief for financially vulnerable people have been announced by Business Minister Jo Swinson.

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  • Security and prosperity: article by David Cameron and Barack Obama

    The Prime Minister and US President wrote an article for the Times about shared security and prosperity of the UK and the USA.

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

  • Funding awarded for safe and sustainable shale energy projects

    19 companies across the UK will share up to £2 million funding to develop innovative ideas that unlock the potential of shale oil and gas.

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  • New wave of investment in enterprise zones

    New wave of investment in enterprise zones from developers eager to provide new offices and facilities.

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

  • Prime Minister’s Investment Envoy visits Oslo

    Mark Prisk MP, the Prime Minister’s Investment Envoy for the Nordic and Baltic nations visited Oslo 12 - 14 January.

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

  • Vince Cable visits small businesses on the Somerset Levels

    One year on from the severe floods that hit the Somerset Levels, Business Secretary Vince Cable is visiting small businesses in the area.

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

  • Extracts from the Chancellor's lecture on economic policy

    Extracts from the Chancellor's lecture on economic policy at the Royal Economic Society.

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

  • Monetary policy remit 2015

    The Chancellor’s letter to the Governor of the Bank of England setting the remit for the Monetary Policy Committee.

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

  • CMA boosting legal and investigative talent

    The CMA Cartels and Criminal Group has launched a campaign to hire a number of talented individuals across a range of specialisms including intelligence, civil cartel enforcement and digital forensics.

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  • CDE Innovation Network event: 13 January 2015, London

    The Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) held a networking event for science and technology providers in London on 13 January 2015.

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  • Satellite receiver technologies: £1 million for feasibility studies

    Opportunity for business to win support for innovations in receiver technologies that use the new Galileo global navigation satellite system.

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  • National policy statement for national networks: designation

    Confirms that the 'National policy statement for national networks' has been designated as a national policy statement.

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

  • £4 million for local transport in rural and isolated areas

    New funding to allow communities to deliver better transport services.

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