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...In 2007, two new departments were created, one for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), the other for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)....
...Bis itself replaced Berr (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform), which followed the Department of Trade and Industry — a return to an old classic after the Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry...
...He’s barely got to grips with BERR when he’s confronted with DIUS – another department he’s never heard of.” Pure coincidence Curiouser and curiouser....
...Berr said the fund would “also be available for other projects that show a clear potential to unlock competitive advantage in the UK”....
...Shriti Vadera, Berr minister, has just made the same clanger. Baroness Vadera told ITV News today: “I am seeing a few green shoots but it’s a little bit too early to say exactly how they’d grow.”...
...Lord Jones, former Berr minister, didn’t exactly praise the PBR when he spoke in the Lords debate yesterday: “The accent in the pre-budget report was on stimulation of the consumer....
...The government is now coming under pressure from the Conservatives to underwrite cover issued by credit insurers, action which BERR is understood to be reluctant to take....
...There is even one unsubstantiated rumour that Defra itself may be wound up in 2009 - with some responsibilities going to DCLG and others to BERR....
...One option under discussion, would involve a series of grants and loans organised by Berr to cover roughly 20 per cent of the project’s cost....
...A spokesman for the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), which has been put in charge of getting prompt payment across all government departments, said: “We have committed to...
...The port has warned in a submission to the Berr steering group that a 10-mile barrage would have severe implications for its business....
...“If I’d been asked at the time what my view was about where science should be placed, I think I’d have made a strong case for it remaining at Berr [the department for business],” Lord Mandelson said....
...I meet senior civil servants at the ludicrously named Berr (Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) who have no conception of what pressure employers are under, especially in smaller companies...
...As to how much it will cost, a redundancy ready-reckoner is available from the website of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (www.berr.gov.uk)....
...He co-authored the BERR information security breaches survey 2008....
...BERR said the valuation of the scheme was in the hands of the government actuary and this had been in keeping with “appropriate actuarial guidance”....
...The government insists on referring to it as "BERR" and this has now become its official abbreviation on documents and its website. But the Tories are sticking resolutely with DBERR....
...New code to reduce red tape The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Berr) has introduced a new code of practice that will help save businesses time and money by improving the way...
...Under the modified system, the BERR claims government-funded programmes will work more effectively to offer support for business....
...But it is hard to see why BERR would not want details of meetings with the CBI made open....
...This follows a survey, commissioned by BERR, which found that 40 per cent of respondents were likely to seek outside advice for employment issues in the next year....
...BERR would not comment on the leaked documents....
...These are among the early findings of the 2008 Information Security Breaches Survey led by PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR)....
...The leaked documents show that BERR is strongly in favour of new nuclear power, arguing against the European Union’s target of generating 20 per cent of energy from renewable sources by 2020 because of fears...
...This will be a key part of a programme of work we have undertaken to renew the government’s strategy for enterprise and small business,” a BERR official said....
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