UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
High street banks will create new apprenticeship schemes and offer more places to young people.
New round of Government funding will deliver thousands more degree level places.
Norman Lamb appointed as Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs.
Mary Portas: High Street Review
Mary Portas publishes her review of the future of our high streets, with ambitious recommendations to help high streets deliver something new.
Going for growth
Growth is the Government’s top priority and every part of Government is focused on it. Find out more about what we're doing to create the best conditions for private sector growth and give us your views.
- More on growth
- Growth Review
- The Plan for Growth
Red tape challenge
Government gives you the chance to rip up some of the 21,000 rules and regulations that are getting in your way.
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Prime Minister David Cameron meets apprentices at Ilfords Crossrail project and gives a key speech on significance of National Apprenticeship Week.
Our policy areas
All our policies aim to drive balanced and sustainable growth.
- Better regulation
- Business law
- Business sectors
- Consumer issues
- Economic development
- Economics and statistics
- Employment matters
- Enterprise and business support
- Europe, trade and export control
- Further education and skills
- Higher education
- Innovation
- National and official statistics
- Public Sector Innovation
- Science
- Shareholder Executive
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) works with UK-based businesses to ensure their success in international markets
Find out how BIS is contributing to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 
