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  • Lord Lingfield champions more freedom for further education

    Lord Lingfield, working with an expert panel, was commissioned by the Government to see how to raise standards and professionalism in the sector…

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

  • Foresight report on computer trading shows benefits to financial markets but calls for joint action to manage risks

    The study sheds new light on technological advances which enable computer algorithms to drive high-speed stock trades.

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

  • Review of open data to explore growth opportunities

    The comprehensive review, which was announced in the Open Data White Paper, will improve access to data and help promote economic growth by …

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

  • £750,000 competition launched for innovative university-industry projects

    Now in its third year, Fast Forward has so far provided £1.25 million in prizes to 23 winning projects in diverse areas, ranging from the creative…

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

  • Joanna Shields to lead Tech City Investment Organisation

    Joanna Shields will also take up position as Business Ambassador for the Digital Industries.

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

  • Regional Growth Fund projects selected

    Government’s flagship scheme to spend over £1 billion to boost economic growth across England.

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

  • Rochdale firm gets green light for government funding

    Holroyd Precision received the final approval for the funding personally from Business Minister Michael Fallon today when he visited the site…

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister: New £1 billion boost for regional growth

    The £1 billion third round of the government’s Regional Growth Fund will create or safeguard thousands of jobs over the long term.

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

  • Vince Cable delivers funding boost for Liverpool pharma company

    Redx Pharma has a conditional offer of £4.7 million to help fund an initial two-year pre-clinical phase of a five year research and development…

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

  • Employee owner plans to boost growth

    Government introducing new laws, including an optional ‘employee-owner’ status for companies to offer their workers.

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

  • New research shows businesses with a difference face unique challenges

    These findings are outlined in new research from the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO), which interviewed bosses of ‘diverse businesses…

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

  • Small firms given headstart to export

    The Headstart initiative will help small and medium sized businesses seeking to export to these markets for the first time, offering: …

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

  • Employee owner plans to boost growth set out

    Under the new employment status, employee owners will have a different set of employment rights and they will be given shares in the company…

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

  • David Willetts comments on Alan Milburn’s report “University Challenge: How HE can advance social mobility”

    “Improving social mobility is at the centre of the Government’s social policy. Matching young people’s aspiration to go into higher education…

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

  • Single Market Week: British SMEs urged to exploit EU opportunities

    The Government is taking the opportunity of Single Market Week to remind Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that, despite problems in…

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

  • Simpler company reporting to focus on transparency and gender balance

    Following recommendations from Lord Davies’ review of Women on Boards, quoted companies will also in future be required to report on the number…

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

  • Cable urges Southport businesses to increase apprenticeships

    The Secretary of State will meet apprentices at Stork Technical Services, and see how they are making an impact on the company in highly-skilled…

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

  • Supporting social mobility and lifelong learning

    Vince Cable outlines some of the measures government is taking to improve social mobility especially in adulthood.

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

  • UK Green Investment Bank gets green light from Europe

    State aid approval gives UK GIB the remit to make investments on commercial terms across a wide range of green economy sectors. Business …

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

  • Private sector businesses hit record level

    This is an increase on last year’s figures, which showed there were 4.5 million businesses in the UK at the start of 2011. The statistics…

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