BEIS: Simplified processes provide welcome boost for UK researchers – (BEIS: Primary Authority, the scheme that helps business comply with regulations, is 10 years old ~ BEIS: UK national statement to the IAEA Intl. conference on Nuclear Security ~ BEIS: Government convenes latest Honda Swindon Taskforce )
DIT: Minister champions UK SMEs in US ahead of trade talks to discuss the benefits of future UK-US FTA – (DIT: Lincolnshire cabbages can now be enjoyed by Malaysian consumers ~ DIT: 2019 was record-breaking year for UK exports with goods exports to non-EU countries growing by 13.6% on 2018 )
NIC: High Speed 2 given go-ahead – (NIC: Armitt: Government’s infrastructure strategy can’t stop at HS2 )
MHCLG: Innovative new Freeports across the UK as Government lays out plans to boost economy
FCO: UK statement on the WTO Joint Initiative on E-Commerce
MoD: £1m fund for innovative waste oils recycling technology revealed
DCMS: 33% of all FTSE 100 board members are now women, up from just 12.5% less than a decade ago
DfT: Light dues 2020 to 2021 – (DfT: £2m new funding allocated to support local airfields )
HMRC: Naming employers who fail to pay minimum wage to be resumed under revamped rules – (HMRC: Creative industry reliefs triumph at the Oscars® ~ HMRC extends customs grant funding deadline )
Defra: Seafood fund seeks ideas for innovation projects up to £250k – (Defra: Improved Countryside Stewardship scheme opens for 2021 agreements )
ScotGov: Marine plastic pollution: study of economic, behavioural & social factors within the plastic value chain – (ScotGov: Moving to low carbon farming ~ ScotGov: New beef sector climate group )
WAG: Managed service for employee benefit schemes – (WAG: UK Government consultation launched with the aim of announcing new freeports at the end of 2021 ~ WAG: ‘Have your Say’ an online survey to gather ideas & suggestions for tackling congestion on the M4 & improving transport across the region ~ WAG: Paris Air Show success for Welsh business ~ WAG: Wales looks forward to future relationship with its strongest trading partner as German Ambassador to UK visits key sites ~ WAG: Blaenau Gwent teenager hoping Wales-first engineering course will be key to dream job )
Ofgem orders Outfox the Market to make Feed-in Tariffs payment – (Ofgem: New customer compensation payments to further improve switching )
Ofcom: Companies must tell customers about their best deals
Ofwat statement on CMA referrals
CCW: Business customer complaints about retailers fall for third successive quarter )
Food Standards Agency welcomes sentencing in US DNP trial – (FSA sets deadline for the CBD industry and provides safety advice to consumers )
UK Space Agency: Spacecraft launches to explore the Sun – (UK Space Agency: UK’s first industrial contribution to International Space Station ready for take off )
Dstl Anticipates Record SME Spend – (Dstl: Veterans offered second career in Defence Science )
RLA: Rats thriving due to mild UK winters-top tips for landlords – (RLA: Today in politics: Floods, Local Housing Allowance and the ageing PRS population ~ RLA: TiP - PRS and the ‘Blue Wall’ & Universal Credit ~ RLA: 12-month contracts are set to become mandatory in Wales under a new law ~ RLA: TiP - Energy efficiency, fire safety and tax ~ RLA responds to South Tyneside licensing proposals )
APM: Why subcontract management is a cornerstone of project risk management – (APM: The Knowledge Collection now available to members at APM’s head office ~ APM: The project risks associated with putting a satellite into space ~ APM: Informal communication: what are people really saying about your project? )
NCFE qualification endorsed by top Business Travel Management company
ESPO: Procurement solutions for police & emergency services
CMA: Shoppers could lose out in sports fashion merger – (CMA provisionally finds competition concerns in airline booking merger ~ CMA: Deal between Google and Looker given the go-ahead ~ CMA: Offshore accommodation merger abandoned ~ CMA demands action after Tesco blocks rival supermarkets )
FCA/ICO: Joint statement warning FCA-authorised firms & insolvency practitioners to be responsible when dealing with personal data )
FRC: Audit, Accounting & Corporate Reporting during the Transition Period
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