Press Releases

The Business Secretary has today released a joint consultation paper with the Treasury which sets out options to help boost lending to businesses. Commenting, David Frost, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce

A clear majority of businesses surveyed believe the emergency Budget struck the right balance between spending cuts and tax rises, according to the British Chambers of Commerce’s latest Monthly Business Survey

Commenting on the preliminary GDP estimate for the second quarter of 2010, published today by the ONS

The Government has launched a consultation on the future direction of skills policy, called “Skills for Sustainable Growth”

Commenting on the retail sales figures for June published today by the ONS

Commenting on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) minutes published today by the Bank of England

Commenting on the creation of the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS)

Commenting on the public finance figures published today by the ONS, and the bank lending figures released by the Bank of England

On October 14th, 751 business leaders from across the 27 EU member states will gather in the hemicycle of the European Parliament to debate and vote on issues affecting their companies in the wake of the global recession.

Commenting on the labour market figures released today by the ONS

Commenting on the June inflation figures, published today by the ONS

Commenting on the revised and delayed GDP figures for the first quarter of 2010

Commenting on the May trade figures published today by the ONS

Commenting on today’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision

Commenting on the manufacturing output figures for May

Results from the British Chambers of Commerce’s latest Economic Survey suggest that the UK economy saw further growth in the second quarter of 2010, building on the improvement in the first three months of the year.

Commenting on the choices facing the Monetary Policy Committee at its July meeting this Thursday

Commenting on the revised business investment figures for the first quarter of 2010

At its regional Cabinet meeting in Bradford today, the Government confirmed its intention to abolish Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) in England, and its intention to replace RDAs with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs).

Commenting on today’s announcement that the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) will be abolished