Business and Other Briefings (Archive)

BEIS:  Energy Minister officially opens new gas power station

DIT:  UK government unveils over £7bn of Midlands Engine opportunities for international investors

DExEU:  Walker - ‘London will go on being a great place to do business’ – (DExEU:  Minister David Jones addressed freight & transport industry leaders)

DCMS:  Government acts to protect Openreach employees’ pension fund

NCA:  New assessment warns industry that cyber criminals are imitating nation state attacks ~ DCMS:  Huge response to join cyber security apprenticeship scheme

ScotGov:  Life sciences in Scotland – (ScotGov:  Scotland’s special themed years unveiled)

WAG:  Cabinet Secretary confirms £6.5m ‘Circular Economy’ fund – (WAG:  New EU-funded support for small businesses in Wales and Ireland ~ WAG:  Green light for £35m hub to drive world-leading research in Swansea Bay ~ WAG:  2 EU backed property development funds set to create £40m infrastructure boost for West Wales and the Valleys ~ WAG:  EU funding to support jobseekers in Powys)

Dstl:  £m funding available for Human & Social Sciences Research

techUK:  Gender Pay Gap Reporting Regulations ~ PC&PE:  Government lacks plan for achieving commitments on equality

techUK:  UK Electronics and PCB Industry in January 2017 – (techUK:  Revised OGEL for PCBs and other low-risk components)

TfL:  Award winning training centre to teach tunnelling & construction skills

Ofgem opens tenders for links to the Galloper and Walney Extension offshore wind farms

UK Space Agency:  Funding awarded to schemes to support space entrepreneurs

CQC:  Regulatory fees for providers

Crown Commercial Service:  Cyber Security Services framework goes live – (Crown Commercial Service:  Framework Authority for Crown Hosting Services transfers to CCS)

ESPO extends Commercial Catering Equipment framework

CMA consults on provisional advice to release BAES undertakings

Skills Funding Agency:  The 10th National Apprenticeship Week 2017 ends on a high – (Skills Funding Agency:  Top-quality training providers announced in new register)

Food Standards Agency:  Latest figures reveal decline in cases of campylobacter

NCFE:  Apprenticeship Levy: one month to go

Collaborate:  We all have a role in systems change

Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) launches new Defence Contracts Analysis & Reporting System

Dstl’s Kaggle competition has been a great success

CBI Scotland: Clarity on future EU deal is the priority for Scottish firms – (CBI: UK must get better at commercialising research)

TUC launches major new survey into experience of LGBT people at work Watch date – (TUC: Chancellor’s announcement is welcome opportunity to look at impact of self-employment ~ TUC: Zero-hours contracts allow bosses to treat workers like “disposable labour”)

Spotlight on women at Serco – Anita’s story