Department for Business Innovation and Skills

Responding to the Science for All Expert Group, Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson said:

Higher Education Minister David Lammy commenting on the Association of Graduate Recruiters, graduate recruitment survey said;

The Government has today accepted formal commitments from Sky (British Sky Broadcasting Group plc) that it will divest a proportion of its shares in ITV.

Minister of State for Higher Education, David Lammy Commenting on today’s UCAS figures for applications to university for 2010 said,

Lord Mandelson is visiting Germany today on a fact finding mission, to see how the UK could learn from the success of the country’s innovation network.

Business Minister Pat McFadden is visiting AgustaWestland today to celebrate the helicopter manufacturer’s commitment to recruit apprentices.

Consumer minister Kevin Brennan today announced the next step in the Government’s plan to put in place a body to enforce compliance with the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP).

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Rosie Winterton, Minister for Regional Economic Development and Coordination, will today visit the newly developed Gloucester Docks to see first hand how regeneration work is boosting Gloucester’s economy and creating a thriving new city for the 21^st Century.

Responding to the publication of GSK’s Q4 2009 results, Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson said:

Business leaders have hailed the Government’s flagship Train to Gain programme, saying it has helped them provide vital training to their staff during the downturn.

An extra month has been added to the deadline for the Government Scrappage Scheme today, allowing manufacturers and dealers more time to prepare for and operate the exit phase of the Scheme.  This change was announced by Government following requests from car manufacturers for more time to prepare dealers and inform consumers.

An extra month has been added to the deadline for the Government Scrappage Scheme today, allowing manufacturers and dealers more time to prepare for and operate the exit phase of the scheme. 

Older people bring skills and experience to the workplace that can be an asset to business and their spending power can boost the wider economy.

The Environment Agency and Natural England today became the first regulators to be given new civil powers that will give them greater flexibility to enforce environmental law, making the system more efficient and effective for both regulators and businesses.

Limits on awards and payment made to workers in certain employment rights cases will be revised from 1st February under the annual index-linked formula.

The government today launched National Apprenticeship Week, celebrating the commitment of employers to recruit apprentices and urging people to look at the benefits to their skills and career of becoming an apprentice.

The Pensions Regulator has made strong progress putting better regulation principles into practice according to a new report from the Better Regulation Executive published today.

The Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills has declined the request from the owners of the Nottingham Evening Post to be released from the requirement to have an independent editorial board for the newspaper.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has made progress putting better regulation principles into practice according to a new report from the Better Regulation Executive published today.

The UK’s regulatory framework is making good progress putting better regulation principles into practice, according to a set of new reports published today by the Better Regulation Executive.

Legislation to give parents more choice and flexibility in how they use maternity and paternity leave will be introduced under Government plans outlined today.

Consumer minister Kevin Brennan today announced the appointment of Laura Carstensen as the new Deputy Chair to the Competition Commission.

Today the Government announced plans for a new UK Life Sciences Super Cluster, supported by £1 million of Government investment. Bringing together industry, academia and the NHS, it will help deliver the next generation of medicines and technologies needed to support people suffering from chronic diseases.

The UK Innovation Investment Fund is off the ground with the first closing of the £125m Hermes Private Equity environmental innovation fund.

A free online public procurement course designed to help smaller firms bid for the £220 billion of public sector contracts awarded each year was today launched jointly by Small Business Minister Lord Davies and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne.

A new £125m ‘super fund’ was officially launched today (Friday 22 January) aimed at supporting hundreds of businesses which will help lead the North East’s economic recovery.

Lord Mandelson will visit Cumbria today to see how the area is open for business again.

At a meeting in London today, the Regional Economic Council (REC) picked up the challenge of taking forward the Government's growth agenda, as set out in its ‘Going for Growth’ strategy.

The number of people achieving an advanced level Apprenticeship has increased by approximately a third, according to provisional data released today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Legislation to give Britain’s 1.3 million agency workers important new rights was laid before Parliament today.

Business Minister, Pat McFadden, is today confirming the Government’s commitment to promoting the aspirations of all young people, whatever their background, and putting social mobility at the heart of plans for growth and success in the global economy.

Figures released today show that more than three quarters of the budget for the Government’s scrappage scheme has been used up. Funding for less than 82,000 new vehicles orders is left for consumers to take advantage of under the scheme, as it nears its end.

In theory, this is a transformative phase we are now entering for Europe. We have a new role for a President and a new High Representative. We have a big chance to redefine European influence globally in the face of major challenges like climate change.

Today, Minister for Higher Education, David Lammy, will visit Childwall Sports College in Liverpool to see at first hand the work being done to encourage pupils to continue their studies at higher education institutions.

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today announced the appointment of Professor William Pope as Chair of the East of England Development Agency.

Thirty-eight agencies in the teaching and childcare sectors have been issued with warnings by the Employment Agency Standards inspectorate (EAS) for failing to comply with the law.

Commenting on the latest HESA data on student enrolments and entrants for 2008/09, Minister of State for Higher Education David Lammy said.

Business minister Lord Young of Norwood Green has today announced that 19 new vessels will be included in the Government’s Icelandic water trawlermen compensation scheme.

Ian Lucas, Minister for Business and Regulatory Reform today visited the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show, where he was delighted to note the signs of recovery that the UK leisure and small commercial marine industry is beginning to show.

Responding to the Science and the Media Expert Group report, Lord Drayson, Science and Innovation Minister, said: