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8 Sep 2010
Business Minister Mark Prisk said: "The manufacturing sector will be vital to stimulating the economy so I welcome the ONS statistics published today which shows a 0.3% rise in output. "We need to be cautious as manufacturing activity may slow over the coming months but I am most encouraged that the sector continues to be more productive."
8 Sep 2010
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8 Sep 2010
Business Secretary Vince Cable today announced the 149 colleges across England that will benefit from funding of £50 million from the Government to invest in new buildings and renovate existing ones.
7 Sep 2010
The commitment and ambition shown by councils and business to radically reshape the way business and government interact at the local level was praised by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Business Secretary Vince Cable today.
7 Sep 2010
Business Secretary Vince Cable today welcomed the appointment of Stephen Green as Minister for Trade and Investment.
7 Sep 2010
Embargoed until 10:00am Tuesday 7 September 2010. Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts said:
6 Sep 2010
An exhibition of cutting edge products was today unveiled at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to encourage a new generation of innovators, Business Minster Mark Prisk announced today.
3 Sep 2010
David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science, today announced the appointment of two new Trustees to the board of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
3 Sep 2010
British companies doing business in China will be helped by a new agreement between the two nations on copyright.
30 Aug 2010
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 MONDAY 30 AUGUST 2010 With two years until the start of the Paralympics, Ministers today urged companies to see improving disability access as a way of becoming more profitable as well as more socially responsible.