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From Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
From The Rt Hon Lord Cameron
  • Government examines support for self-employed

    Leading entrepreneur Julie Deane OBE, founder of The Cambridge Satchel Company, is to carry out an independent review of self-employment in the UK.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Machinery of Government changes: 1 June 2015

    The Prime Minister announced Machinery of Government changes to the Shareholder Executive, the Digital Economy Unit and policy on cities.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Machinery of government: Shareholder Executive and UK Financial Investments

    The Prime Minister has agreed a machinery of government change that affects the Shareholder Executive and UK Financial Investments.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Speech given at BAE Systems by Prime Minister David Cameron

    The Prime Minister spoke to workers at the site in Warton, Lancashire, as part of National Apprenticeship Week

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

  • Government rolls-out flagship Degree Apprenticeships

    The government has today (12 March 2015) announced the roll-out of 9 new industry designed Degree Apprenticeships.

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

  • PM announces rollout of flagship degree apprenticeships

    David Cameron will today announce new degree apprenticeships in areas such as chartered surveying, aerospace engineering and nuclear.

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

  • Government support and accessible technology key to ‘golden age’ for small business

    Today the Prime Minister’s Enterprise Advisor Lord Young, published a report on the changing face of business over the past 5 years.

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

  • Growth Deals gain momentum: firing up local economies

    The government is expanding Growth Deals, with a further £1 billion of investment in local economies across England.

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

  • 25,000 new businesses supported by Start Up Loans

    The government's Start Up Loan scheme approves 25,000th business loan, taking the amount lent to new firms to nearly £130 million.

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

  • Cyber security boost for UK firms

    Measures to help UK businesses face the cyber security challenge and help our cyber security firms tap into the US market have been announced.

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

  • PM unites with business in call for ambitious EU-US trade deal

    The PM discussed free trade between the European Union and the United States with European business leaders at a CBI event in Brussels.

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

  • Maths and science must be the top priority in our schools, says Prime Minister

    17,500 maths and science teachers to be trained, new computer science GCSE to focus on coding and world-first code college launched.

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

  • New Innovation and Research Partnership between UK and Singapore welcomed

    BIS and the Singapore’s National Research Foundation welcome the new UK-Singapore Innovation and Research Partnership.

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

  • New high speed rail college to be in Birmingham and Doncaster

    The home of the new National College for High Speed Rail will be located in Birmingham and Doncaster.

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

  • Human genome: UK to become world number 1 in DNA testing

    £300 million investment that will transform how diseases are diagnosed and treated announced by the Prime Minister today.

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

  • Prime Minister announces 20,000th Start Up Loan

    20,000 Start Up Loans have been awarded, offering a total of more than £100 million to entrepreneurs in the UK.

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

  • New measures to tighten up the immigration system

    David Cameron and Theresa May have announced changes to universities and colleges seeking sponsor status and European migrants' benefits.

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

  • Turning the Games into gold: economic boost from London 2012 has passed £14 billion

    The trade and industry boost following the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has beaten the 4 year target in half the time.

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

  • Government approves £7.5 million for Sir Ben Ainslie project to boost Portsmouth

    Ministers announce £7.5 million funding to support Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team and their proposal to be based in Portsmouth.

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

  • UK and China agree £14 billion of trade and investment deals

    Details of the trade and investment deals announced during the UK-China summit.

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