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  • Oral Ministerial Statement on the Green Investment Bank

    Vince Cable delivers oral statement to the House of Commons: 24 May 2011

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

  • Postal Services Bill completes passage through Lords

    The consideration session in the Commons is the final stage before Royal Assent. Baroness Wilcox,** **Parliamentary Secretary for Business…

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

  • Vision for Worlds first dedicated Green Investment Bank published

    Vince Cable published a progress report on the GIB setting out more detail on its governance and business model. The GIB’s mission will be …

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

  • Increase in number of UK businesses at the start of 2010

    At the beginning of 2010, there were an estimated 4.5 million private sector enterprises in the UK. These 4.5 million businesses employed an…

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

  • Government publishes draft bill on Groceries Code Adjudicator

    Ministers are determined that suppliers should be protected against retailers passing on excessive risks or unexpected costs. The Bill seeks…

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

  • Sir Ian Wrigglesworth encourages business to bid for share of funding for jobs and growth

    Sir Ian will speak about the importance of economic growth and the role of the Regional Growth Fund. He will then take questions about the process…

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

  • Government publishes position paper on future EU funding for research and innovation

    Research and innovation must play an increasingly vital role in promoting green growth in Europe and should continue to receive a high - …

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

  • New Growth Fund opens for business

    New £2.5 billion fund launched to provide funding for UK SMEs.

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

  • BIS hosts exhibition of design and manufacturing excellence in British security products

    The exhibition will run until 20 May showing visitors to the BIS building UK products including respirators, body armour, detection equipment…

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

  • New guide for universities to manage Intellectual Property

    The new guide provides advice and information to universities to help them understand how they can best use their institution’s intellectual…

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

  • Proposals to get prisoners into jobs and out of crime

    Government proposes reforms to the adult offender education system in England, with a greater emphasis on the results that education and training in prison delivers.

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

  • The Government's new offender learning strategy

    This speech is about recidivism. It’s about the frightening fact that 39 per cent of offenders re-offend. Countless extra crimes in every part…

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

  • Bringing the Intellectual Property regime up to date

    I recognise that, for people here, intellectual property (IP) and its enforcement are daily concerns. I’d like to think that I understand at…

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

  • Vince Cable comments on WTO findings

    “I greatly welcome today’s findings from the WTO Appellate Body. The WTO has finally rejected the US’ main allegations of illegal EU support…

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

  • Gloucestershire joins local enterprise partnership network

    The Gloucestershire local enterprise partnership covers a population of around 600,000 and represents over 25,000 businesses. It has the support…

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

  • The Hargreaves report shows potential to boost economy

    The publication of _Digital Opportunity _follows a six-month independent review of IP and Growth, led by Professor Ian Hargreaves. He was asked…

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

  • Report on Post Office mutualisation

    The proposals in the report by Co-operatives UK, the trade association for co-operative enterprises, would give the local owners of Post Office…

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

  • Mary Portas reviews the future of the high street

    Independent review will look at what can be done to develop more prosperous and diverse high streets.

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

  • Better Regulation Executive Chairman welcomes report of farming regulation task force

    “This is the most comprehensive review of agricultural and food regulation in recent years. I’ve been very impressed with the thorough approach…

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

  • Lord Heseltine encourages business to bid for share of funding for jobs and growth

    Lord Heseltine will speak about the importance of economic growth and the role of the Regional Growth Fund. He will then take questions about…

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