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Overseas investment and plans to give cities more power to unlock their potential for growth were on the agenda as Cities Minister Greg Clark met international business and city leaders at the inaugural New Cities Summit in Paris this week.
Today
A digger painted with the Union Flag is one of several eye-catching displays taking centre stage at a new manufacturing showcase at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Yesterday
The Government has launched the search for a successor to Paul Morrell as the Government’s Chief Construction Adviser.
Yesterday
The Government has received 269 bids from employers looking to take part in a new pilot to design and develop their own vocational training programmes, Skills Minister John Hayes announced today.
Yesterday
A new £1.2 million manufacturing plant that will deliver a boost to Liverpool’s economy will be opened today by Business Minister Baroness Wilcox.
Yesterday
A new report will show that Britain’s apprentices are getting promoted, improving their confidence and taking on more responsibility in the workplace, Skills Minister John Hayes announced today.
14 May 2012
Business Minister Mark Prisk will today announce that the Green Construction Board (GCB) has secured £1 million to bolster its operations.
12 May 2012
A new £100 million investment fund to support research partnerships between universities, businesses, charities and philanthropic donors will open for bids on Monday, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts will announce today.
11 May 2012
Plans to set up the new Groceries Code Adjudicator moved a step closer today as the Bill was published in the House of Lords.
11 May 2012
Responding to today’s publication of the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report on the Regional Growth Fund (RGF), Secretary of State for Business, Vince Cable said: "The NAO’s report recognises that the Regional Growth Fund is working. "It shows that the RGF is set to create and protect 328,000 jobs for people in communities that need the most support and help companies grow. It shows that our processes are robust, competitive and un-biased. It shows that we chose to support the highest quality bids offering best value for money. "We have already put in place some of the NAO’s recommendations such as making more administrative resources available, which means projects are being processed even faster. Round three will create thousands more jobs, and businesses have until June 13 to submit their bids."
10 May 2012
Skills Minister John Hayes has appointed careers expert Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE as the Chair of the new National Council for Careers.
9 May 2012
Creating the right conditions for businesses to grow and succeed is at the centre of new business legislation announced today in the Queen’s Speech. The main elements include measures to set the purpose of the UK Green Investment Bank and ensure its independence, implement the competition landscape reforms, overhaul the employment tribunal system, cut unnecessary red tape for businesses and reform directors’ pay.
9 May 2012
Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk is today leading the call for more organisations to sign up to the Mentorsme portal and join the national mentoring network.
8 May 2012
Funding for five SMEs announced The Angel CoFund has today announced the completion of its first five investments, with a total of £7.2 million committed to SMEs. Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk joined some of the first businesses to receive funding, following the end of a strong first quarter for the Angel CoFund, which was launched in November 2011.
8 May 2012
The Government is inviting companies in the chemicals sector to feed in their experiences of working with national regulators and local authorities on the enforcement of the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) regulations. For the next six weeks, during the evidence gathering phase, businesses involved in chemicals (manufacturing or storage) can input their views through the Focus on Enforcement website, including the option to post comments on an anonymous basis
4 May 2012
If you live in an area with a thriving business community looking to grow and become a real force both here and abroad, then you could be living in the most enterprising place in the UK.
3 May 2012
A range of ways to help students gain vital international experience from overseas study and work placements was set out today in a report commissioned by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts.
1 May 2012
A recruitment agency supplying seafaring workers was ordered to pay £3015 in fines and costs yesterday at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court following a successful prosecution by the Government’s Employment Agency Standards (EAS) inspectorate.
1 May 2012
The Bill to suspend Sunday Trading Laws during the Olympic and Paralympic Games received Royal Assent today after it passed the remaining stages in the House of Commons last night.
1 May 2012
The first review theme for the Government’s Focus on Enforcement campaign is now up and running. For the next five weeks, the Government will be focusing on enforcement that affects small businesses in food manufacturing; and inviting companies to feed back their experiences of working with national regulators and local authorities.
27 Apr 2012
Changes announced today to the allocation of university places increase the focus on putting students at the heart of system. Uncapped recruitment for high achieving students will be further eased in 2013/14. The A-level threshold will lower from AAB+ to ABB+. A further 5,000 places will be allocated through a competitive core and margin to universities and colleges offering good quality and value for money.
27 Apr 2012
Michael Gibbons has been appointed Chair of the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) after an open competition which followed the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ Code of Practice. In addition, seven Members have been appointed to the Committee. They are: Alexander EhmannJeremy MayhewProfessor David ParkerDr Ian PetersMartin TraynorSarah VealeKen Warwick
27 Apr 2012
The next stage of the Government’s new £10 million ‘Start-up Loans’ for young people pilot scheme has been announced today by Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk.
26 Apr 2012
Industry leaders sign up to support new approachThe Government’s long term plan to reform the way the public sector does business ramped up today as new and updated data on £70 billion of potential future government contracts was published by Cabinet ministers Francis Maude and Vince Cable.
26 Apr 2012
Government ministers meet local enterprise partnership (LEP) leaders today to discuss their plans to drive growth across the country.
