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From Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
From Mark Prisk
or The Rt Hon Lord Cameron
  • PM marks £1 billion investment boost for UK SMEs

    Balfour Beatty has announced a record spend of £1 billion this year on contracts with SMEs across the country.

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

  • New flood representative visits Lowestoft and Norwich

    Matthew Hancock visits Lowestoft and Norwich to meet small businesses to learn how they were impacted by flooding.

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

  • British enterprise is praised in this year’s Queen’s Awards

    BIS unveils the winners of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2014.

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

  • More businesses blazing the way for apprenticeships

    The Prime Minister has announced the businesses involved in the second phase of the successful apprenticeship trailblazer programme.

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

  • It's time to celebrate apprenticeships

    National Apprenticeship Week celebrates apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and the wider economy.

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

  • Indian business angels to make first UK investment

    India’s largest business angels group is set to make its first investment in a UK start-up.

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

  • PM announces details of flood support packages

    Details of new funding schemes for homeowners and businesses in flood hit areas have been announced today by Prime Minister David Cameron.

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

  • UK floods: £10 million support scheme for flood affected businesses

    Prime Minister unveils new £10 million business support scheme to help flood affected businesses get back on their feet.

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

  • UK-France Summit 2014

    The UK-France Summit 2014 focused on co-operation on foreign affairs, defence and security, nuclear energy and space.

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

  • Supporting business: David Cameron announces new plans

    David Cameron announced a package of measures to help small business in a speech to the Federation of Small Businesses.

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

  • Government welcomes £1 billion AgustaWestland helicopter deal

    AgustaWestland has signed a £1 billion contract to supply 16 helicopters plus support and training to the Norwegian government.

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

  • £15 million boost for local business growth at universities

    A new £15 million scheme will allow universities to drive local growth plans and support entrepreneurship and innovation.

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

  • Lord Livingston becomes new Trade Minister

    Lord Livingston has today (10 December 2013) succeeded Lord Green as Trade and Investment Minister.

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

  • UK welcomes historic global trade deal to cut red tape

    A landmark global trade deal, which will boost the UK economy by more than £1bn a year was heralded by Prime Minister David Cameron today.

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

  • PM taskforce recommends new powers to tackle extremism

    New measures to tackle extremism and radicalisation across the UK have been proposed by the Prime Minister’s Extremism Taskforce.

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

  • UK and China: building a long-term relationship

    Prime Minister David Cameron, accompanied by 6 government ministers, is leading a trade mission to China this week.

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

  • PM champions EU free trade deal with China

    David Cameron arrives in Beijing with the message that ‘an open Britain is the ideal partner for an opening China’.

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

  • 10,000 new entrepreneurs supported by Start Up Loans

    The 10,000th loan from the government’s successful Start Up Loans scheme has been awarded to a budding entrepreneur from Cornwall.

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

  • Public register to boost company transparency

    The Prime Minister announced that details of who really owns and controls UK companies will be made publicly accessible.

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

  • UK uses Open Government Partnership summit to make transparency a reality for citizens

    UK publishes ambitious plan for more open government as the world comes to London to drive forward the transparency agenda.

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