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From Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
  • Cable urges more businesses to say 'you're hired' to an apprentice

    February 7th - 11th is National Apprenticeship Week.

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

  • National skills academy will help build a greener future

    The Skills Academy will receive up to £2.5m of funding over three years, matched by employers. It will work with industry and training providers…

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

  • Details of new part-time package announced

    These rules introduce a level playing field for full-time and part-time study for the costs of tuition for the first time. The loans replace…

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

  • Empowering the consumer

    Consumer Minister Ed Davey wants to explore ideas with the public, communities and businesses on empowering the consumer.

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

  • New guide to improve communication between automotive technology developers

    Automotive Technology and Manufacturing Readiness Levels - A guide to recognised stages of development within the automotive industry’, has …

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

  • New plans for streamlined regulation

    The proposals mean that LBRO will be replaced by a new organisation that builds on the expertise of LBRO’s staff and continues the expansion…

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

  • Mark Prisk meets with Thames Valley Berkshire local enterprise partnership

    He met with the Thames Valley Berkshire partnership while on a visit to Reading where he also met with local councillors to view regeneration…

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

  • Planning for growth

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. All nations are shaped by geography and history. America is founded on …

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

  • Willetts comments on HEFCE circular letter to institutions

    “Under the new HE reforms we are putting funding in the hands of students, instead of a centrally allocated grant. By 2014-15 we expect public…

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

  • New consumer rights on lending

    Consumers should take advantage of new rights aimed at protecting them and encouraging lenders to act more responsibly.

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

  • UK manufacturing growing at record rate

    UK manufacturing in January expanded at its fastest rate since records began.

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

  • Entertainment businessman banned for seven years

    Gerald Leslie Hemming, trading as Hemmings Leisure, from Solihull, was prohibited at Birmingham Employment Tribunal on 5 January 2011. The…

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

  • Response to Pfizer announcement

    “I am establishing a local taskforce under the leadership of Kent County Council to work with Pfizer and the new Local Enterprise Partnership…

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

  • People should take advantage of new consumer rights – Davey

    In tough times it is more important than ever that people know their rights, and the Government is determined that all consumers are aware of…

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

  • Mark Prisk announces reappointments to Industrial Development Advisory Board

    IDAB provides independent advice to the Government on large investment decisions and public investments in major projects in England. The expertise…

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

  • Willetts comments on UCAS January 2011 application figures

    “In a year of unprecedented demand from applicants, we kept our commitment to fund an extra 10,000 student places, allowing more students than…

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

  • Prime Minister David Cameron: 2011 is the make or break year for Doha deal

    The report ‘The Doha Round: Setting a deadline, defining a deal’, published today, argues that for the Doha agreement to be a success the negotiations…

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

  • Pioneering research could make the internet 100 times faster

    The six-year ‘Photonics HyperHighway’ project will bring together world-leading scientists from the University of Southampton and the University…

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

  • Government response on bills of sale consultation

    A bill of sale is used to secure a loan on a consumer’s personal property, typically a car. Concerns were raised that this form of loan could…

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

  • Workplace dispute reforms proposed by Government

    The Government has announced the next steps in its comprehensive review of employment laws.

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