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Month: November 2016

PM May intends to invest an additional £2 billion in r & d in the coming years with robotics being a key area of investment.
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PM May Promises Additional £2 Billion Government Investment per Year in R & D

November 21, 2016

In conjunction with announcing her Industrial Strategy, Prime Minister Theresa May announced in November 2016 that the UK government would invest an additional £2 billion per year in research and development by 2020. She also […]

The UK government announced an auction for £290 million in renewable energy contracts in November 2016.
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Government Announces Auction for £290 Million in Renewable Electricity Contracts

November 9, 2016

In November 2016 the Government announced its latest Contracts for Difference auction of £290 million in renewable electricity contracts. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy announced in a press release that the contracts awarded […]

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Britain’s Brexit subsidies for carmakers could top wage bills

November 2, 2016

This is an interesting piece by Tom Bergin of Reuters – assessing the cost of ‘Brexit compensation’ in the wake of the government’s promises to Nissan. Bergin writes: Compensating carmakers in Britain for any post-Brexit […]

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