Housing providers could save up to £1.6bn if they stopped buying products from external contractors, new research has revealed. A survey of the 15 largest registered providers by Vantage Business Solutions found kitchen and boiler installations cost nearly 20% more when purchased via an external contractor. The research also found that component installations could vary […]
Thousands of teenagers are to be given intensive cyber security training and mentoring in extracurricular clubs as part of plans to address the risk of a future skills shortage, as the need for cyber security experts is set to skyrocket. The Cyber Schools Programme aims to support and encourage schoolchildren to develop some of the […]
Minister for Asia Alok Sharma leads a delegation of UK healthcare and life science businesses to south China to explore trade opportunities. UK Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Mr Alok Sharma, is leading a delegation of UK healthcare and life science business leaders to south China to explore opportunities to increase trade and collaboration […]
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is calling on Government to make an urgent decision on how more than £600m of crucial funds that London receives from the European Union will be replaced in the aftermath of Brexit. The Mayor will chair the first meeting of the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP), which is responsible […]
The CBI and the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) have made a joint submission to the Indian Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, setting out what British investors would like to see in the upcoming Indian Budget. As the UK is the largest G20 investor in India – employing 1 in 20 people in the Indian organised […]
A new chapter in Welsh devolution was launched as the Wales Bill received Royal Assent. The Wales Act 2017: Introduces a new reserved powers model of devolution for Wales. The National Assembly will be able to legislate on anything not reserved to the UK Parliament. Devolves powers to the National Assembly and Welsh Government in […]
New Energy Minister’s visit to Somerset reaffirms importance of new nuclear projects to our future low carbon, sustainable energy mix. The importance of nuclear and the huge benefits to technical education and local jobs for the Bridgwater area were reaffirmed when Jesse Norman, the new Energy Minister, visited Hinkley Point and Cannington Court training centre, […]
The Defence and Security Accelerator is holding an event in London on 23 February 2017 to provide information on the first Innovation Fund challenge. Suppliers attending the event will be able to hear presentations about the Innovation Fund challenge which is aimed at revolutionising the human-information relationship for Defence. If you cannot attend the event, […]
Guidance to help large businesses report on how quickly they pay their suppliers will be published, as regulations are laid in parliament by Small Business Minister Margot James. The regulations confirm that from April 2017, large companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) will have to publically report twice a year on their payment practices and […]
The £315 million Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal was formally signed, sealing the Deal for the release of funding for a number of business cases. The Heads of Terms document for the Deal, worth £315 million, was signed in March 2016, paving the way for business cases to be submitted to the UK and Scottish […]
