New Chancellor, Philip Hammond visits China to promote Britain as one of the best places in the world to invest and do business with. In a trip which includes his attendance at the G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Chengdu, the Chancellor will visit Beijing and Hong Kong to promote British business opportunities, with a strong […]
The UK’s 5 major high street banks have signed up to work with the new Department for International Trade to revolutionise the way businesses access international markets, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox announced. Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander are getting behind the government’s drive to populate a new and unique Directory of Exporters. The […]
Eleven voluntary organisations and social enterprises with bright ideas for new projects which will benefit communities in Brent, are set for a cash boost of up to half a million pounds, if the funding gets the go-ahead from councillors next week. Brent Council’s Cabinet will be asked to approve a plan to allocate cash from […]
Rail infrastructure on the West Anglia Main Line between London, Cambridge and Stansted Airport makes services slow, unreliable and does not have the capacity to cater for more passengers and new housing without substantial investment to coincide with the introduction of Crossrail 2. That is the verdict of the West Anglia Taskforce who says that […]
The National Audit Office has published its reports on The Spending Review 2015 and Government’s management of its performance: progress with single departmental plans. These cover two key elements of the way government plans and manages its business: the mechanism for HM Treasury and departments to agree the high-level financial plans for the parliament; and […]
Commenting on the publication of the connectivity report by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Dr Adam Marshall, Acting Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Many business parks, both new and existing, still do not have superfast broadband, and we fully support the government prioritising the delivery of connections to these areas. […]
The leaders of ten cities have warned they must have a voice in the negotiations to exit the European Union if they are to close the £66bn ‘productivity gap’. Core Cities UK has written to new prime minister Theresa May warning cities face a productivity gap of £66bn a year compared to the national economic […]
New research from EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, suggests that the Brexit vote has had no immediate impact on trading conditions for the sector, but confidence has taken a tumble and companies expect trading conditions over the next six months to weaken: Small balances of firms report decreases in UK order volumes (7%), EU export order […]
Innovate UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are to invest up to £5 million in robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) projects. The aim of this competition is to help UK companies explore new RAS opportunities. It will enable them to develop capabilities for applications in many sectors of the UK economy. […]
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon welcomes decision to renew the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent. MPs on all sides have voted by an overwhelming margin, to renew our nuclear deterrent – the ultimate guarantee of our national security. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: “We have voted to protect our nation from the most serious threats we […]
