BEIS: Baroness Neville-Rolfe's speech at the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) Industry Conference – (BEIS: Business & Energy Secretary Greg Clark champions UK innovation at Innovate 2016 ~ BEIS: The ethnic diversity of UK boards: launch of the Parker review ~ CBI: Parker Review recommendations - Ethnic diversity of UK boards ~ BEIS: UK and Colombia agree new £20m bioeconomy research programme)
DIT: International Trade Secretary speech at the Colombia Business Forum – (DIT: Colombia state visit strengthening trade & investment links)
HM Treasury: Pound won’t be ‘round’ much longer – (HMT: Major businesses give Northern Powerhouse the thumbs up ~ HMT: UK regions urged to seize opportunity for financial services ~ HMT: New matchmaking service for small businesses looking for finance ~ HMT: Business Minister chairs meeting with leading retailers)
HMRC: Updated code of conduct will discourage number of avoidance schemes – (HMRC: UK and Colombia sign double taxation agreement)
DWP: Work & health plan to help disabled people into employment
DCMS: Game on - the hunt begins for the UK’s next big video game
Defra: Record whisky sales to India leads global demand
ScotGov: £2.5m for sustainable aquaculture projects – (ScotGov: Living Wage set at £8.45 ~ ScotGov: Funding for North creative industries ~ ScotGov: Inaction jeopardising Islands’ renewables funding ~ ScotGov: Support for apprenticeships ~ ScotGov: Hard Brexit hit for Scottish exports ~ ScotGov: Clarity on quotas)
WAG: Economy Secretary cuts the turf at Wales’ first dedicated Science Park – (WAG: Continued Investment in Wales Adventure sector ~ WAG: Sale of Welsh Government owned offices in Central Cardiff Enterprise Zone completed)
HSE: Worker dies when temporary platform collapses
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Work underway to remove nuclear reactor core in Dorset
PC&PE: Improve access to finance for businesses outside of South East
My Incubator Ventures: City Business Library partner with Mi Ventures to offer instant live chat business advice to London residents
Food Standards Agency: FSA publishes list of incidents for July to September 2016 – (Food Standards Agency: NFCU launches industry guide)
CMA: Blog post about unfair contract terms and why fairness matters
Innovate UK: Innovate 2016: 25 UK businesses to launch new innovations – (Innovate UK: World agri-tech summit: businesses pitch for investment funds ~ Innovate UK: Innovate day 2: delegates celebrate successful UK innovation)
ESPO: LED street lights framework helps councils with their savings targets
CBI: Export prospects on the up for small & medium companies – (CBI: Economic forecast unchanged for 2016, but slower growth predicted over next two years ~ CBI: Strengthening employees & shareholders voices right response on corporate governance ~ CBI/AECOM: UK's infrastructure on the up, but now it's all about delivery)
TUC: Number of people working night shifts up by more than 250,000 since 2011 – (TUC: Uber case has exposed ‘dark side’ of the UK’s labour market ~ TUC: Employers need to pick up the pace and adopt the real Living Wage ~ TUC: Weaker growth warning shows public investment needed in Autumn Statement)
Revenue & Customs Brief 16 (2016): treatment of VAT incurred on assets that are used by the business prior to VAT registration
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