Business and Other Briefings (Archive)

DExEU:  Maintaining our close ties with Slovakia – (DExEU:  Lord Bridges addresses Midlands business leaders)

DIT:  Commonwealth trade ministers meeting - towards a free trading future ~ Liam Fox looks forward to ‘strengthening foundations’ at first ever Commonwealth trade ministers’ meeting – (DIT:  International Trade Minister announces ‘Export Champions’ to promote Midlands businesses to the world ~ DIT:  Mark Garnier speech at the Midlands Engine Trade Summit)

DIT:  UK and New Zealand reaffirm commitment to global trade liberalisation

DfT:  £625,000 for England’s Economic Heartland to help shape its future transport priorities

BEIS:  ‘Forward Ladies’ entrepreneur Etta Cohen honoured

CLG:  Midlands Engine to roar ahead with ambitious new strategy

Defra:  Avian flu near Redgrave, Suffolk

DfE:  Launch of the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week 2017 ~ Defence Minister launches new Army apprentice awards ~ Skills Funding Agency:  National Apprenticeship Week 2017 - as it happens ~ TfL searches for new apprentices ~ TfL:  Is an LU apprenticeship for you?

MoD:  Promoting Our Prosperity

ScotGov:  Lochaber once more – (ScotGov:  Protecting Scottish farmers ~ ScotGov:  Funding for festivals ~ ScotGov:  Supporting rural economies ~ ScotGov:  German trading links strengthened)

WAG:  Economy Secretary in London promoting Wales as a premier filming location – (WAG:  New €7m EU investment in Wales & Ireland’s fisheries industry ~ WAG:  More than 1,000 Welsh businesses benefit from free ICT advice service ~ WAG:  New partnership with Heathrow puts Wales on flightpath to growth ~ WAG:  Jahr der Legenden 2017 – at the world’s largest travel show ~ WAG:  Code of Practice for Ethical Employment launched)

techUK Supports National Apprenticeship Week 2017 – (techUK Launches Flagship Returners Hub ~ techUK:  Your Opportunity to Shape London’s Smart City Vision)

ICO guidance for consent in the GDPR

NIC:  Chair of the NIC responds to announcements made in the Spring Budget

Ofcom:  BT agrees to legal separation of Openreach

NCFE:  Celebrating 10 years of National Apprenticeship Week – (NCFE featured in The Sunday Times list of Top 100 employers for seventh consecutive year ~ NCFE:  Learning Curve Group is first to market with Level 2 in Understanding Behaviour that Challenges)

NCFE Budget 2017: what were the key points for education?

Food Standards Agency:  Regulating Our Future audit data research published

Land Registry:  Updates to online services on 13 March

Innovate UK:  Next-generation bank tops £200m capital – (Innovate UK:  UK’s research & innovation bodies welcome budget ~ Innovate UK:  Venturefest East Midlands - business growth & innovation support)

CCW:  Businesses invited to quiz retailers about new water market

CIPD:  Pay crunch coming as productivity struggles

EU News:  Food safety: simpler rules proposed for small retailers

Crown Commercial Service:  New Courier Services framework launched

CBI: Economic growth picks up pace – (Trade body Sharing Economy UK to become part of the CBI ~ CBI: Sharing Economy UK reacts to the Budget ~ CBI: Our full reaction to the Budget ~ CBI: "Firms will welcome the funding announced for a new Midlands Engine Strategy")

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