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| Vince Cable - Lib Dem MP for Twickenham |
20 Most Recent Stories From Vincent Cable's recent appearances (TheyWorkForYou)Tue 27th Jul 2010: The Government's decision to cancel the £80 million loan for a new 15,000 tonne press that had been conditionally offered to Sheffield Forgemasters by the last Government was taken on the... Mon 26th Jul 2010: Coming into the recovery, the Government's focus is on creating the conditions for balanced and sustainable growth in the private sector. In order that UK business can finance this growth, we are... Tue 20th Jul 2010: Balanced and sustainable economic growth can only be driven by business and enterprise. Business in the UK cannot prosper while the risk of a debt crisis hangs over the economy. This Government... Mon 19th Jul 2010: Public Bodies | Business, Innovation and Skills | Written Ministerial Statements. I would like to inform the House that an additional four of the public bodies for which my Department is responsible are to be abolished. The Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property... Thu 15th Jul 2010: I have written to the Mayor of London to confirm that the London Development Agency will provide £40 million in savings from their budget for 2010-11. This follows the announcement by the... Wed 14th Jul 2010: UK Inward Investment | Business, Innovation and Skills | Written Ministerial Statements. With my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, I am pleased to announce that UK Trade & Investment today launched the UK Inward Investment 2009-10... Thu 8th Jul 2010: Topical Questions | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. I met Dr Ratan Tata when he came through London. We have not had detailed discussions on the future of the steel project-we remember the consequences of the closure on Teesside-but we support the... Topical Questions | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. No, I cannot confirm that because the decision is still awaited, and it lies with the Department for Transport. Only last week, I attended a major series of events with the automotive industry,... Topical Questions | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. The Budget made it very clear that the value added tax increase is part of an overall process of reducing our enormous deficit, and it will lead to the strengthening of the British economy in due... Topical Questions | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. There certainly was a problem of serious overcharging, and it was pursued through the courts by the Office of Fair Trading. I am going to meet the director general of fair trading very soon, and... Topical Questions | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. As the hon. Gentleman knows, there was an announcement in the Budget on commercial rates, which was a big issue for those ports. We are anxious to help the development of green investment and, as... Topical Questions | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. There is absolutely no conflict, dispute or ideological perspective involved in this at all. We have made it clear that all the RDAs will be replaced by local enterprise partnerships. They will... Topical Questions | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. I do share my hon. Friend's concerns. As she knows, the decision originated last June with the Payments Council, which is an independent body. The decision was based on the fact that there had... Topical Questions | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. My Department's responsibilities include helping to drive growth, including by rebalancing the economy; building on the strengths of manufacturing, the knowledge industries, and the science and... Small Businesses (Finance) | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. I think that the hon. Gentleman is conflating two massively different issues. I have many responsibilities-this is a very big Department-but school building, mercifully, is not one of them.... Small Businesses (Finance) | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. I am very happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss that problem, which is happening all around the country. As it happens, in his constituency, I believe that nine companies have taken up the... Small Businesses (Finance) | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. The coalition is committed to ensuring the flow of credit to viable small and medium-sized enterprises. The emergency Budget contained several measures, including the enterprise finance... Sheffield Forgemasters | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. The Government's decision has absolutely nothing to do with the issues that the hon. Gentleman has raised. We regard Mr Honeyman and his team as having produced an excellent project. We have no... Sheffield Forgemasters | Business, Innovation and Skills | Commons debates. The decision not to pursue the loan was taken on grounds of affordability. Tue 29th Jun 2010: Local Enterprise Partnerships | Business, Innovation and Skills | Written Ministerial Statements. I, together with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, would like to inform the House that today we have jointly written to local authorities and... Earlier Stories Complete archive on the official site.
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