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From Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
  • Budget creates conditions for enterprise and growth

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer has set out his Budget with a comprehensive five-year plan to rebuild the British economy.

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

  • £50m for college building projects

    Further Education colleges could receive around £225,000 each to boost learning and training facilities.

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

  • Colleges to bid for funding for building projects

    Around 150 colleges who have yet to significantly benefit from the capital programme will each receive approximately £225,000 under a £30 million…

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

  • Government sets new Low Pay Commission remit

    As with previous years the LPC will monitor, evaluate and review the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and its impact, and review the levels of each…

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

  • Business Advisory Goup members named

    The group will act as an informal advisory board to the Secretary of State. The members are: Professor John Kay** **- visiting Professor…

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

  • BIS projects confirmed

    Vince Cable has confirmed that funding for low carbon and science projects and the Post Office Network will go ahead following a Treasury review.

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

  • Apply now for student finance

    Universities and Science Minister David Willetts has urged students to apply online now for their student loans and grants.

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

  • City and Islington College

    Thank you and good morning everyone. Arthur Hugh Clough wrote that: “if hopes were dupes, fears may be liars”. And it seems to me that the…

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

  • Funding letter to Skills Funding Agency: 2010-11

    Vince Cable writes to Geoff Russell, Chief Executive of Skills Funding on priorities for 2010 - 2011.

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  • Willetts: Apply now for your student loan

    David Willetts said: “Enrolling at university is an exciting time for students and a very busy time for Student Finance England. Applying as…

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

  • Details of Government support for business published

    This followed the Treasury concluding a review of significant projects announced since January to check they were affordable, value for money…

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

  • Hayes announces new freedoms for colleges

    Speaking this morning at City and Islington College in London, Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning Minister John Hayes said he had…

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

  • Trading Standards Institute Annual Conference

    Thank you Ron, for that introduction - and for inviting me to this conference - not least, as it gives me the chance to make my very first speech…

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

  • David Willetts on the Office of the Independent Adjudicator Annual Report

    “Students are entitled to the best learning experience, so it is reassuring that there were only a small number of complaints - one for every…

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

  • A strategy for skills

    Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning John Hayes has set out the Government's plans to reform the further education system.

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

  • Hi tech skills

    Business Secretary Vince Cable visited hi tech college facilities and met with innovative manufacturers during a tour of the West Midlands.

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

  • David Willetts - 'University Challenge'

    **Extracts of a speech by Rt Hon David Willetts MP Oxford Brookes University 10 June 2010 ** It’s great to be here at Oxford Brookes University…

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

  • Queen’s Speech Forum: Skills Strategy

    Thank you Elinor and good afternoon everyone. What I have to say this morning sits comfortably between the points that Francis Maude has already…

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

  • Denning Lecture 2010: Can we pay down the deficit and invest in growth?

    Well you have a good example of speaker ‘inflation’ today. You booked the deputy leader of the Lib Dems, but you get a Secretary of State. Not…

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

  • Vince Cable meets apprentices at new hi-tech training facility in Birmingham

    Vince Cable took a tour of the new facility which opened in April and trains engineers from across the UK as part of their vocational qualification…

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