BEIS: Groceries Code Adjudicator conference 2018 – (BEIS: Government launches new fund to support small business growth ~ DBEIS: FTSE 350 urged to step up to meet 2020 women on boards targets ~ BEIS: New deal with industry to secure UK civil nuclear future and drive down cost of energy for customers )
DIT: Inward investment brings 1,500 new jobs a week to the UK – (DIT: UK businesses urged to benefit from belt & road opportunities ~ DIT: UK exports at record high )
NIC: Armitt welcomes MP backing for Heathrow expansion ~ DfT: Airports National Policy Statement ~ DfT: Government sets out next steps for Heathrow expansion ~ DfT: 5 point pledge on Heathrow ahead of historic vote
DfE: Digital tools for prospective students: apply for funding – (DfE: Greater flexibility for apprenticeship levy as transfers extended ~ DfE: Universities Minister launches open data competition )
HM Treasury: £10bn Immingham and Grimsby ports can be gateways to prosperity – (HMT: Chancellor in Mumbai to showcase London as the best place in the world for Indian investors to raise funding ~ HMT: China and the UK – committed partners to open trade and free markets )
DfT: Northern transport investment to help create thousands of jobs
Defra: Compulsory microchipping to improve horse welfare – (Defra: China lifts ban on exports of British beef ~ Defra: Application return deadline for Countryside Stewardship extended )
Scottish National Investment Bank – (ScotGov: £11.6m for university research & innovation ~ ScotGov: Growing exports to Germany ~ ScotGov: East Asia mission ~ ScotGov: Support for Scottish shipbuilding ~ ScotGov: Strong start for renewables following record year ~ ScotGov: Support for businesses and households affected by Glasgow fire )
WAG: £12m to boost employability – (WAG: Invitation to tender for the Cardiff to Anglesey PSO air service launched ~ WAG: Work to begin on site for new homes and businesses in Caerphilly )
OSSW: Alun Cairns: "Welsh job creation from foreign investment underlines Wales' potential to be a real hub of trade and prosperity post Brexit" )
UK Space Agency: Space junk mission deploys from the International Space Station – (UK Space Agency launches multi-£m drive to improve patient care with NHS England ~ UK Space Agency: Young space entrepreneurs win backing from industry experts )
CQC seeks new contractor for our Expert by Experience programme
techUK: Protecting SMEs from business & supply chain disruption. ~- (techUK: Our smart cities industry needs leadership & responsibility ~ techUK: Knife Crime Prevention Market Exploration )
Innovate UK: £25m boost for self-driving technology: apply for funding – (Innovate UK: First innovation loans offered to businesses improving smart cities and transport ~ Innovate U: Support for game-changing ideas: apply for an innovation loan ~ Innovate UK: Improving productivity for businesses: apply for funding )
STFC: UK innovation winners will bring life-enhancing healthcare products to market – (STFC: UK team develop world's first green energy storage demonstrator to deliver carbon free power )
ESRC: Research teams from Canada and the UK to study future of Canada-UK trade relations
Residential Landlords Association (RLA): Research Finds Tax Changes Leading to Private Renting Sell-off
NDA: Robots reduce radioactive risks for workers in nuclear decommissioning – (NDA logs in to preserve digital data down the centuries ~ NDA: Registration opens for Europe’s largest nuclear decommissioning supply chain event ~ NDA: NDA signs Anglo-French decommissioning agreement ~ NDA: Archive design wins top architectural awards )
Ofgem extends ban on Iresa taking on new customers, requesting one-off payments and increasing direct debits – (Ofgem: SSE compensates customers £190,000 due to delayed switch
Food Standards Agency: Acrylamide and furan survey results published – (FSA welcomes guilty verdict in DNP trial )
CBI: Businesses welcome focus on long-term value, not just costs – (CBI: 'MSBs are the engine of the UK economy' ~ CBI: When London succeeds, so does the whole of the UK )
TUC: Government must do more to protect retiring workers – (TUC: Heatwave - Make sure staff working outside have enough water & breaks )
Revenue & Customs Brief 4 (2018): aligning time limits for VAT refund schemes
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