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Business and Other Briefings (Archive)

New range of apprenticeships that will be developed by employers under the Trailblazer scheme – (Thousands more school leavers choosing apprenticeships)
Financial services firms upbeat as business volumes rise according to the latest CBI/PwC survey
Services to provide secure telecommunications for HMG
Britain's energy security strategy now fully in place – (New tools for National Grid to balance electricity system help reduce supply risks
New infrastructure investment in Wales reaches almost £3bn and will create around 50,000 jobs
Flexible working rights extended to more than 20m – (Flexible working change welcome but it’s still too easy to say no, says TUC)
£400m to fund growth of British innovation
New faster online patent renewal service goes live
New Patent Prosecution Highway opens between the UK and China
Women on boards - Cable launches enhanced code for executive recruiters – (DCMS joins the 30% Club)
Project Bank Accounts are helping to pay government suppliers on time
Tax credits online renewal form launched for the vast majority of claimants to use
Vince Cable announces £16m of funding to develop skills in creative industries
Science & small business given a voice inside government
£400m investment into British innovation includes measures to find & fund top innovative ideas
We need to make sure growth makes a difference to everyone – CBI Deputy Director-General Katja Hall
Employers want education system to better prepare young people for life outside school gates – CBI/Pearson
Glasgow City Deal: article by David Cameron and Danny Alexander

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