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Business Secretary Vince Cable welcomes appointment.
31 Jan 2012
Dr. Cable focused on the importance of advanced manufacturing during his first visit as business secretary.
26 Jan 2012
Mark Prisk unveils a brand new interactive calendar listing key enterprise events throughout the year.
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24 Jan 2012, Social Market Foundation
4 Jan 2012, Policy Exchange, London
In a speech at Policy Exchange, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts argued that our greatest national assets - our universities, our science facilities and researchers - are the best single hope for making our way in the high-tech world of the future, creating jobs and opportunities and boosting high tech economic growth.
12 Dec 2011, CBI / Green Alliance Conference, London
Vince Cable argues that the formula for resource security is to let markets work and let business pick up market signals, but recognise the key role of government in supporting innovation and in setting the right price signals, in the move to a more sustainable low carbon economy.
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Business Secretary Vince Cable has today welcomed the appointment by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Norman Lamb as Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs.
2 Feb 2012
Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, John Hayes, today launched an independent review to investigate ways to improve the professional status of the further education and skills workforce.
1 Feb 2012
Responding to The National Audit Office Assessment of Adult Apprenticeships, published today, John Hayes, Minister for Skills said: "Unprecedented investment, backed by tough new measures to ensure that quality matches quantity, has helped make apprenticeships the gold standard vocational qualification.
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