Creative projects share £1million as summer of learning gets under way
A mobile film studio for disadvantaged young adults, football skills for the homeless and university lectures for older people are among the 18 projects which have today won Government funding, kicking...
View ArticleLord Mandelson visits the Vauxhall plant Ellesmere Port
The Business Secretary Lord Mandelson is going to GM’s car-making plant in Ellesmere Port, Merseyside today where he is meeting the unions as well as Vauxhall workers. As part of those talks he will...
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BIS launches consultation on the funding and management of UK civil space...
In the week the whole world celebrates the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landings in 1969, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is beginning a consultation which aims to thrust the UK...
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Mandelson: Universities are central to the economy and social mobility
In his first major speech on higher education since taking responsibility for it under the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), Lord Mandelson today outlined his views on the...
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Advanced manufacturing: Building Britain’s Future
A £150 million package of measures to help UK manufacturers seize the opportunities provided by emerging technologies has been launched by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson. Investment totalling £151.5...
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Government and Businesses Unite to Back Young Britain
A new campaign – ‘Backing Young Britain’ – uniting business and government to create thousands of opportunities for young people is launched by Yvette Cooper, Lord Mandelson, Ed Balls and John Denham...
View ArticleRDA annual performance reports released
The Government today published annual performance reports for each of England’s Regional Development Agencies (RDAs). They showed that all of the RDAs are meeting the objectives, milestones and targets...
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Businesses given free access to thousands of new opportunities
Every small business in the UK will now have access to thousands of lower value government contracts on the Government’s website www.supply2.gov.uk. For three years, supply2.gov.uk has advertised...
View ArticleGovernment Scrappage Scheme reaches halfway mark
Figures released today show that the Government’s scrappage scheme has been a real success up and down the country, with orders reaching 154,927. The regional breakdowns, available today for the first...
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Further education important in getting a job, learners say
Most college learners believe their course played an important role in getting a job, a Government report revealed today. In a survey of over 4,800 people who had completed a further education course...
View Article£3 Million Investment For Tech Firms
Technology firms KeTech and Vamosa are the first to benefit from a government-backed fund providing vital investment to innovative small businesses. In Nottingham today, Business Secretary Lord...
View ArticleGovernment invests £340million in next generation aircraft design and...
Lord Mandelson today announced that the Government has agreed to support Airbus with up to £340 million repayable launch investment for the development of the A350 XWB. Building on the New Industry,...
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A level results and next steps
Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will today receive their A level results. Higher Education Minister David Lammy said: “I want to congratulate the hundreds of thousands of students...
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iAwards will promote innovation in British business
Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson and entrepreneur James Caan today called on the UK’s best innovators to put themselves forward for the iawards – the first ever Government backed-awards to...
View ArticleGovernment to appoint Chief Adviser on Construction
Ministers today announced the Government’s response to the recent consultation exercise on the appointment of a Chief Construction Officer. The Government plans to appoint a Chief Adviser to Government...
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Over £125,000 won back for workers
New figures reveal that since April the Government has won back over £125,000 in unpaid wages for agency workers. The Employment Agency Standards inspectorate – which over the last year has boosted its...
View ArticleUK Bosses Tip Cleantech, Technology and Media to be the Three Highest Growth...
Cleantech and renewables are expected to become two of the most important sectors of the economy according to a survey of UK business leaders, commissioned by the department for Business Innovation and...
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Backing Young Britain
Over 150 top British employers have thrown their weight behind Backing Young Britain, a national campaign to create new opportunities for thousands of young people during the recession. The Prime...
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UK success at ’skills Olympics’
Twenty-six young Brits have shown their talents at the skills equivalent of the Olympics – the WorldSkills Competition in Calgary, Canada. The team – who were up against 900 competitors from 46 nations...
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£20 million invested to kickstart The Learning Revolution
Creative music master classes for people out of work or education, learning adventures for isolated older people and access to digital technologies in a Tyneside Cinema are all on offer thanks to a...
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