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Government Investing in the UK’s First Scholarship Scheme Designed to Target, Recruit And Retain the World’s Best Research Students
The Government is investing £2.5 million in the United Kingdom’s (UK) first Scholarship scheme designed to target, recruit and retain the world’s best research students Lord Mandelson has announced. The Newton Scholarships will provide £25,000...
UK Government Announces Loan Guarantee Fund for General Motors Europe
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced a €300 million (£270m) loan guarantee to General Motors Europe (GME) which will help secure the company’s operations in Britain and the rest of Europe. The outline agreement follows detailed and highly...
Extra Bank Holiday to Mark Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012
An extra bank holiday will be part of the celebrations to mark Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Lord Mandelson, President of the Privy Council, has announced. The Queen celebrated her Silver Jubilee in 1977 and her Golden Jubilee in 2002. The...
U.K. Government Announces Investment Program for North East England
The U.K. Government has announced over £60M investment in the North East to support the region’s industrial transition to low carbon and advanced manufacturing. Following the announcement last week that Corus would cut 1700 jobs from its Teesside workforce,...
New Boost for Britain’s Electronics Manufacturing Sector
Ensuring the UK remains a world-leader in the high-growth plastic electronics sector is at the heart of a new government strategy launched by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today. Plastic electronics technology makes it possible to produce a wide range...
New Automotive Council to Drive Forward Future Strategy of UK Car Industry
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced that the Government is setting up a new Automotive Council to address the long term strategic challenges facing the UK car industry. Through areas such as innovation and high-skilled job creation, the automotive...
Lord Mandelson Sets Out U.K. Government’s Skills for Growth Plan
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has set out the Government’s vision for giving people and businesses the skills they need to help drive economic growth.
European Union Must Re-build Its Leadership And Reshape Its Core Spending And Economic Policy
The European Union (EU) must re-build its leadership and reshape its core spending and economic policy to strengthen Europe’s ability to compete on a global scale, Lord Mandelson said today. He said the EU needed to “get real” about the need...
