Businesses can join a November trade visit to India and explore its multi-billion pound smart cities market. The Department for International Trade, Innovate UK and the UK Defence and Security Organisation are seeking businesses with expertise in fields that could allow them to take advantage of the growing smart cities market in India. Successful businesses […]
Following his announcement in August, which guaranteed funds for projects signed up until the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor has now extended this guarantee to the point at which the UK departs the EU. The Chancellor confirmed that the government will guarantee EU funding for structural and investment fund projects, including agri-environment schemes, signed after the […]
Philip Hammond has unveiled a package of support which includes £220 million for the life science and university sectors to help technology breakthroughs translate into commercial success, as well as action to ensure disruptive businesses thrive in the UK. The package includes: £100 million of funding to extend and enhance the Biomedical Catalyst, supporting innovative […]
Construction work will start on the UK’s new nuclear submarines, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced, as he unveiled nearly £1.3 billion of new investment with BAE Systems. The Successor project will now move into the next stage, known as ‘Delivery Phase 1’, with manufacturing work beginning on structural steel work for the ‘auxiliary machine […]
Arriva Cross Country to continue to run trains services stretching across Britain under new contract announced. Rail passengers across Britain are set to benefit from quicker journeys, thousands of extra seats and free Wi-Fi, after the government agreed a new deal for services for the Cross Country franchise. Under the contract, which will deliver improved […]
Organisations can apply for a share of £4 million to support projects that aim to improve UK ability to tackle drug-resistant infection. Innovate UK has up to £4 million to support projects that advance the UK’s ability to tackle the global problem of antimicrobial resistance. The UK Government has acknowledged the need to for a […]
The Joint Exchequer Committee (JEC) (Wales) met to start discussions about the funding arrangements that will be put in place when new tax powers are devolved to the National Assembly for Wales. Stamp duty land tax and landfill tax will be devolved in 2018 and the Wales Act 2014 also enables the partial devolution of […]
UK is building a stronger relationship with Albania by working side-by-side on NATO exercises and beyond, the Defence Secretary has said. During a two-day visit to the capital Tirana and the mountain training area of Biza, Michael Fallon met Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Defence Minister Mimi Kodheli and witnessed British forces participating in […]
Local people in the Tees Valley receive a multi-million pound cash boost to invest directly in the future of their area. Northern Powerhouse Minister Andrew Percy has announced the transfer of £15 million of government money directly to local people through the region’s ground-breaking devolution deal – the first of payments from a total of […]
The new station proposals, which include a park & ride car park, are designed to provide local residents with a sustainable travel option, as well as catering for additional future demand from the 1,600 new households planned for the Robroyston area. The Scottish Government has committed to meet 50% of the statio’s currently estimated construction […]
