Business and Other Briefings (Archive)

BEIS:  UK government launches plan to accelerate growth of green finance – (BEIS:  UK Statement to the 61st General Conference of the IAEA ~ BEIS:  Government welcomes proposals outlined by the Takeover Panel ~ BEIS:  First-ever UK-US Science & Technology Agreement paves the way for closer research collaborations ~ BEIS:  Government & unions welcome 'important step' for UK steel industry ~ BEIS:  Hull named most enterprising place in Britain)

DIT:  Exporting in Style: UK fashion exports top £10.7bn – (DIT:  International Trade Secretary announces increasing financial support for UK businesses to trade with South Africa and Mozambique ~ DIT:  UKEF launches enhanced overseas investment insurance product to protect UK businesses investing abroad ~ DIT:  Canada trade deal offers boost to British business and opens the door for future trade)

DExEU:  Minister wraps up 2-day tour of North East

DCMS:  Ministers bang the drum for British tech in Nordic countries and Asia – (DCMS:  Bazalgette review sets recommendations for continued growth of UK’s Creative Industries)

DfT:  Government invests in northern digital railway plans to improve trans-Pennine journeys – (DfT:  UK firms challenged to cut freight emissions)

DWP:  5,000 UK employers are now Disability Confident

MoD:  Defence personnel embracing fourth industrial revolution by developing skills

techUK:  Sir Michael Fallon’s Address to DSEI – techUK View

Defra:  Environment Secretary meets Scottish industry leaders on the future of UK farming & fishing

ScotGov:  The Daily Mile Workplace

WAG outlines package of support for Tesco workers – (WAG:  Extra £30m to support SME construction companies ~ WAG:  £800,000 food and drink scheme – expressions of interest window open)

HMRC:  Growing businesses to benefit from expert tax support

Innovate UK:  New £7.3m production unit will tackle global diseases

Food Standards Agency publishes local authority food law enforcement information – (Food Standards Agency:  Ensuring the safe production of meat ~ FSA:  Changes to the campylobacter retail survey)

HEFCE:  UKRPIF funding of £220m available to develop leading-edge research facilities

NCFE:  New chapter for REED NCFE

200 people attend NDA’s first stakeholder summit in west Cumbria

CCS:  SMEs in line for share of £360m through apprenticeship framework

ESPO Frameworks Update: HR and Professional Services

CIPD launches enhanced HR-inform service to support the HR

CBI: More than 100 firms sign letter to lead Brexit negotiators – (CBI/CBRE: Tech and creative sectors the key to London's future)

TUC publishes new guidance on fire safety following Grenfell tragedy

Free, Secure, Compliant UK Public Sector IT Recycling Service