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18 Jan 2011
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 ON TUESDAY 18TH JANUARY 2011Commenting on the High Fliers annual report on the graduate recruitment market in 2011, Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts said:
17 Jan 2011
The Government has today announced more detail on its plans for a new system of flexible parental leave to help parents balance their work and family commitments.
14 Jan 2011
Tera Allas has taken up her post as the new Director General for Economics, Strategy and Better Regulation at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
13 Jan 2011
A new local enterprise partnership for the North East of England was approved today by Minister for Business, Mark Prisk, and Decentralisation Minister, Greg Clark.
13 Jan 2011
The Government has today confirmed that it will remove the Default Retirement Age (DRA) so that people have more choice when to stop working. As well as benefiting individuals, the freedom to work for longer will provide a boost to the UK economy.
12 Jan 2011
The Postal Services Bill has this evening completed its passage through the House of Commons and will now be considered by the House of Lords.
12 Jan 2011
Lord Heseltine is visiting Yorkshire today to encourage local businesses and entrepreneurs to bid for cash from the Government’s flagship £1.4bn Regional Growth Fund.
11 Jan 2011
In advance of the final stages of the Postal Services Bill in the House of Commons tomorrow, Minister for Postal Affairs Edward Davey has today set out the urgency of the Government’s plans.
11 Jan 2011
Sir Ian Wrigglesworth is visiting the West Midlands today to encourage local businesses and entrepreneurs to bid for cash from the Government’s flagship £1.4bn Regional Growth Fund.
11 Jan 2011
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00. 01 ON TUESDAY JANUARY 11 Lord Green, previously Group Chairman of HSBC, today (Tuesday) joined the Prime Minister at an event for Business Ambassadors at 10 Downing Street to discuss international trade as he took up his new role as Minister of State for Trade and Investment.
9 Jan 2011
The Government has today confirmed that it will include an extra safeguard in its Postal Services Bill – the move will ensure that the Queen’s head remains on stamps regardless of who owns the company in the future.
7 Jan 2011
Competition Minister Edward Davey announced the appointment of 14 new members for the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the body that hears and decides appeals and other applications or claims involving competition or economic regulatory issues.
6 Jan 2011
During a regional tour to the North West today, the Prime Minister and Lord Heseltine announced plans to boost growth in all regions of the country.
6 Jan 2011
The government today invited organisations to register their interest in forming a technology and innovation centre focused on the area of high value manufacturing.
4 Jan 2011
Regulations banning the sale of different unwrapped bread sizes and small measures of wine are set to be scrapped, Science Minister David Willetts confirmed today.
31 Dec 2010
Intellectual Property Minister Baroness Wilcox has welcomed new arrangements for filing patents in Europe which will cut costs for UK businesses.
30 Dec 2010
Mid-cap businesses are looking forward to a successful New Year with 58 per cent expecting an increase in their turnover in 2011 and 93 per cent of those seeking finance managing to obtain what they need, a Department for Business survey shows today.
29 Dec 2010
A new university scholarships scheme for the children of servicemen and women killed on active duty will support bereaved families and help them to rebuild their lives.
29 Dec 2010
New limits for unfair dismissal and redundancy payments for payments and awards made to workers in certain employment rights cases will rise from the 1 February under the annual index-linked formula.
29 Dec 2010
The Government has today announced new funding to continue the fight against loan sharks and scams.
28 Dec 2010
Fast-tracking patent applications for green inventions has delivered real benefits to green businesses, Intellectual Property Minister Baroness Wilcox said today.
20 Dec 2010
The owners of a West Lothian entertainment and model agency have today been banned from running an employment agency for the maximum possible period of 10 years.
20 Dec 2010
The Government has today published its annual Grant Letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
20 Dec 2010
Funding plans for science and research 2011/12 to 2014/15 were published by the Government today.
17 Dec 2010
The independent review into intellectual property (IP) and growth today issued a call for evidence on how the IP system can best support growth.
