Difference between revisions of "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"
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The '''Department for Business Innovation & Skills''' ('''BIS''') is a ministerial department of the United Kingdom Government created on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the [[Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills]] (DIUS) and the [[Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform]] (BERR).<ref>Number 10, [http://web.archive.org/web/20100209094729/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page19525 Prime Minister's Office: Changes to the machinery of Government] Friday 5 June 2009</ref> | The '''Department for Business Innovation & Skills''' ('''BIS''') is a ministerial department of the United Kingdom Government created on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the [[Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills]] (DIUS) and the [[Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform]] (BERR).<ref>Number 10, [http://web.archive.org/web/20100209094729/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page19525 Prime Minister's Office: Changes to the machinery of Government] Friday 5 June 2009</ref> | ||
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* The Rt Hon Dr [[Vincent Cable]] MP, [[Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills|Secretary of State]]<br/ ><small>[[President of the Board of Trade]]</small>, Overall responsibility, business and banking | * The Rt Hon Dr [[Vincent Cable]] MP, [[Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills|Secretary of State]]<br/ ><small>[[President of the Board of Trade]]</small>, Overall responsibility, business and banking | ||
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* [[James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie|Lord Younger]]<ref name="Leckie">[http://news.bis.gov.uk/Press-Releases/The-Viscount-Younger-of-Leckie-appointed-as-Business-Minister-685cf.aspx The Viscount Younger of Leckie appointed as Business Minister] </ref> - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Intellectual property | * [[James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie|Lord Younger]]<ref name="Leckie">[http://news.bis.gov.uk/Press-Releases/The-Viscount-Younger-of-Leckie-appointed-as-Business-Minister-685cf.aspx The Viscount Younger of Leckie appointed as Business Minister] </ref> - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Intellectual property | ||
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The Permanent Secretary is [[Martin Donnelly]], following the departure of [[Simon Fraser]] CMG, on 26 August 2010. | The Permanent Secretary is [[Martin Donnelly]], following the departure of [[Simon Fraser]] CMG, on 26 August 2010. | ||
==Subsidiary elements== | ==Subsidiary elements== | ||
| − | + | ===Non-ministerial department=== | |
| + | [[Office of Fair Trading]] | [[K Trade & Investment]] | [[Competition and Markets Authority]] | ||
| + | ===Executive agency=== | ||
| + | [[Companies House]] | [[UK Space Agency]] | [[The Insolvency Service]] | [[National Measurement Office]] | [[Skills Funding Agency]] | [[Intellectual Property Office]] | [[Met Office]] | [[Land Registry]] | [[Ordnance Survey]] | ||
| + | ===Executive non-departmental public body=== | ||
| + | [[Higher Education Funding Council for England]] | [[Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service]] | [[Arts and Humanities Research Council]] | [[British Hallmarking Council]] | [[Construction Industry Training Board]] | [[Economic and Social Research Council]] | [[Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council]] | [[Engineering Construction Industry Training Board]] | [[Medical Research Council]] | [[Natural Environment Research Council]] | [[Office for Fair Access]] | [[Science and Technology Facilities Council]] | [[Student Loans Company]] | [[Technology Strategy Board]] | [[UK Atomic Energy Authority]] | [[UK Commission for Employment and Skills]] | [[Capital for Enterprise Limited]] | [[Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council]] | [[Competition Service]] | [[Competition Commission]] | [[Consumer Focus]] | ||
| + | ===Advisory non-departmental public body=== | ||
| + | [[Council for Science and Technology]] | [[Low Pay Commission]] | [[Industrial Development Advisory Board]] | [[Land Registration Rule Committee]] | [[Regulatory Policy Committee]] | [[Export Guarantees Advisory Council]] | ||
| + | ===Tribunal non-departmental public body=== | ||
| + | [[Competition Appeal Tribunal]] | [[Central Arbitration Committee]] | [[Copyright Tribunal]] | [[Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal]] | ||
| + | ===Other=== | ||
| + | [[Certification Office]] | [[Office of Manpower Economics]] | [[UK Green Investment Bank]] | [[Groceries Code Adjudicator]] | [[Government Office for Science]] | ||
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==Website== | ==Website== | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 13 September 2013
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) is a ministerial department of the United Kingdom Government created on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).[1]
Contents
People
Ministers
- The Rt Hon Dr Vincent Cable MP, Secretary of State
President of the Board of Trade, Overall responsibility, business and banking
- The Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State, Universities and science, innovation, space
- Michael Fallon, MP Minister of State, Business and enterprise
- Matthew Hancock MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (jointly with Department of Education) - Further education, skills and lifelong learning
- Lord Green, Minister of State, Trade and investment
- Jo Swinson MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Employment relations, consumer and postal affairs
- Lord Younger[2] - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Intellectual property
Civil servants
The Permanent Secretary is Martin Donnelly, following the departure of Simon Fraser CMG, on 26 August 2010.
Subsidiary elements
Non-ministerial department
Office of Fair Trading | K Trade & Investment | Competition and Markets Authority
Executive agency
Companies House | UK Space Agency | The Insolvency Service | National Measurement Office | Skills Funding Agency | Intellectual Property Office | Met Office | Land Registry | Ordnance Survey
Executive non-departmental public body
Higher Education Funding Council for England | Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service | Arts and Humanities Research Council | British Hallmarking Council | Construction Industry Training Board | Economic and Social Research Council | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | Engineering Construction Industry Training Board | Medical Research Council | Natural Environment Research Council | Office for Fair Access | Science and Technology Facilities Council | Student Loans Company | Technology Strategy Board | UK Atomic Energy Authority | UK Commission for Employment and Skills | Capital for Enterprise Limited | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | Competition Service | Competition Commission | Consumer Focus
Advisory non-departmental public body
Council for Science and Technology | Low Pay Commission | Industrial Development Advisory Board | Land Registration Rule Committee | Regulatory Policy Committee | Export Guarantees Advisory Council
Tribunal non-departmental public body
Competition Appeal Tribunal | Central Arbitration Committee | Copyright Tribunal | Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal
Other
Certification Office | Office of Manpower Economics | UK Green Investment Bank | Groceries Code Adjudicator | Government Office for Science
Website
Official: http://www.gov.uk/bis
See also:
Precursor departments:
- Department for Business and Regulatory Reform (BERR) Archived Website
- Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) Archived Website
Notes
- ↑ Number 10, Prime Minister's Office: Changes to the machinery of Government Friday 5 June 2009
- ↑ The Viscount Younger of Leckie appointed as Business Minister
