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Department for Business, Innovation And Skills And Co-operatives UK Launches Community Buying Prize
A new challenge prize and guide to enable communities to realize the benefits of community buying was launched today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Co-operatives UK, the trade association of co-operative enterprises.
UK Bank Customers Set to Benefit From Improved Current Account Measures
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and HM Treasury have published their response to the consumer credit elements of the Government’s Review of Consumer Credit and Personal Insolvency.
Consultation Launched on United Kingdom Right to Request Time to Train
Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning Minister John Hayes has launched a consultation on the future of the right to request time to train. The legal right for workers in businesses with more than 250 employees to request time to take up relevant...
New UK Business Secretary Vince Cable Announces the Formation of The Business Advisory Group
New United Kingdom Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced the creation of a new group of experts to advise him on business and economic policy.
Firms Face Massive Fine for Placing Silent Calls in the United Kingdom
Kevin Brennan, United Kingdom Minister for Consumer Affairs has confirmed that firms which cause nuisance and distress to consumers through silent and abandoned calls will face a new maximum fine of £2 million. The new penalty is an increase on the current...
British Manufacturers Could Save Millions with an European Union Import Duty Scheme
British manufacturers could save millions of pounds in import duties through an European Union (EU) scheme promoted by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Companies that are unable to source the materials they need to manufacture...
Computer Games Industry is Key to the Future Economic Success of Scotland
UK Minister for Digital Britain Stephen Timms is to say that the computer games industry is key to the future economic success of Scotland and will continue to support jobs and innovation in Dundee. Abertay university is at the center of the successful...
Major Research Deals Signed Between the United Kingdom And India
Two major research deals have been signed between the United Kingdom (UK) and India, Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, Pat McFadden, has announced. UK and Indian researchers will collaborate on health research and the changing global water...
