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Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade

The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) is the department for economic growth. The department invests in skills and education to promote trade, boost innovation and help people to start and grow a business. BIS also protects consumers and reduces the impact of regulation.

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Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.
355

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.
14.8

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.
1285

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.
26.4

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.
3%

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.
100%
Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

489 articles

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Vote of confidence in UK as Singapore firm moves HQ to Liverpool

Vote of confidence in UK as Singapore firm moves HQ to Liverpool

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Vote of confidence in UK as Singaporean firm moves HQ to Liverpool...

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New UK US partnership to drive investment and bolster critical minerals supply chains

New UK US partnership to drive investment and bolster critical minerals supply chains

Thursday, 05 February 2026

The UK and US have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on critical minerals in Washington DC....

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UK and US sign Memorandum of Understanding on critical minerals

UK and US sign Memorandum of Understanding on critical minerals

Thursday, 05 February 2026

The UK and US signed a Memorandum of Understanding on critical minerals in Washington DC on 4 February....

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Andy King appointed as Regulator of Community Interest Companies

Andy King appointed as Regulator of Community Interest Companies

Thursday, 05 February 2026

Business Secretary Peter Kyle confirms Andy King as CIC Regulator....

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Enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland round update

Enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland round update

Monday, 02 February 2026

Update following round 9 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland. ...

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Minister McDonald speech at ADS annual dinner 2026

Minister McDonald speech at ADS annual dinner 2026

Thursday, 29 January 2026

Industry Minister Chris McDonald's speech at the ADS Annual Dinner, 27 January 2026....

Update on the Government’s plans for audit reform legislation

Update on the Government’s plans for audit reform legislation

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Letter from the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation to the Chair of the Business and Trade Committee on the Government's plans for...

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Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review

Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

British entrepreneurs, workers and communities will benefit from a sweeping package of growth measures, as the Government acts to invest in key growth...

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Trade Envoy programme appointments

Trade Envoy programme appointments

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has announced the appointment of five new UK Trade Envoys. ...

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£6 million repaid to workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff

£6 million repaid to workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff

Monday, 19 January 2026

Nearly 500 employers fined over £10 million for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage ...

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Business Secretary wants UK to go ‘toe to toe’ with America on growth

Business Secretary wants UK to go ‘toe to toe’ with America on growth

Wednesday, 14 January 2026

In a speech to top business leaders the Business Secretary will lay out how the Government’s Modern Industrial Strategy will double down on the UK’s w...

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Business Secretary bolsters advisory council to grow UK industry

Business Secretary bolsters advisory council to grow UK industry

Wednesday, 14 January 2026

The Business Secretary has appointed three new business leaders to the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council....

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Stronger parental leave rights to give millions of working families the “security they deserve”

Stronger parental leave rights to give millions of working families the “security they deserve”

Sunday, 11 January 2026

New day one rights to parental leave set to enter force from April....

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Fourth edition of the annual dialogue between the Department for Business and Trade and the Direction générale des Entreprises

Fourth edition of the annual dialogue between the Department for Business and Trade and the Direction générale des Entreprises

Tuesday, 30 December 2025

The UK hosted the fourth edition of the annual dialogue between the UK Department for Business and Trade and the French Direction générale des Entrepr...

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Boom lifts and baubles: keeping Britain’s festive spirit aloft

Boom lifts and baubles: keeping Britain’s festive spirit aloft

Monday, 22 December 2025

UK launches anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into imported boom lifts to defend British manufacturers....

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Businesses, unions and civil society leaders welcome Royal Assent of Employment Rights Act

Businesses, unions and civil society leaders welcome Royal Assent of Employment Rights Act

Thursday, 18 December 2025

Leaders from across the business community, trade union movement and wider civil society have welcomed the Employment Rights Act receiving Royal Assen...

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New laws?bring?the world of work into the 21st?century

New laws?bring?the world of work into the 21st?century

Thursday, 18 December 2025

Over 15 million people across the UK are expected to benefit as the Employment Rights Act receives Royal Assent....

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500 jobs protected at Grangemouth as UK Government partners with INEOS to save vital plant’s future

500 jobs protected at Grangemouth as UK Government partners with INEOS to save vital plant’s future

Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Vital chemical production at Grangemouth protected as Government provides over £120m support package in £150m joint investment...

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UK appoints Amy Barklam as new Trade Commissioner for LATAC

UK appoints Amy Barklam as new Trade Commissioner for LATAC

Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Amy Barklam has been appointed HM Trade Commissioner for Latin America & the Caribbean and Consul General São Paulo....

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Nissan launches £450m next generation LEAF?in major vote of confidence in UK’s Industrial Strategy

Nissan launches £450m next generation LEAF?in major vote of confidence in UK’s Industrial Strategy

Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Nissan have launched their next-generation LEAF in Sunderland, marking a major boost for the UK’s automotive industry....

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Top Benefits for the UK South Korea Free Trade Deal

Top Benefits for the UK South Korea Free Trade Deal

Monday, 15 December 2025

Top Benefits for the UK-South Korea Free Trade Deal...

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Update from business groups on the Employment Rights Bill

Update from business groups on the Employment Rights Bill

Monday, 15 December 2025

Publication of correspondence between six key business organisations and the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the Employment Rights Bill....

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UK lands trade deal with South Korea to boost jobs and exports

UK lands trade deal with South Korea to boost jobs and exports

Monday, 15 December 2025

UK lands momentous trade deal with South Korea to boost jobs and exports ...

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Enhanced UK Turkey Free Trade Agreement negotiations update

Enhanced UK Turkey Free Trade Agreement negotiations update

Thursday, 11 December 2025

An update following the third round of negotiations on an Enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Turkey....

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Stronger, faster trade defences for UK businesses

Stronger, faster trade defences for UK businesses

Thursday, 11 December 2025

Government's first steer to the Trade Remedies Authority to make trade defence system simpler and faster for UK producers and manufacturers...

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New funding to help small businesses cut their costs

New funding to help small businesses cut their costs

Thursday, 11 December 2025

Small businesses across the UK will benefit from new Government funding and support to help them invest in sustainability, to cut their operating cost...

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Government urges the nation to back Britain’s small firms this Small Business Saturday

Government urges the nation to back Britain’s small firms this Small Business Saturday

Saturday, 06 December 2025

Government calls on public to back Britain's businesses on Small Buisness Saturday...

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Scheme supporting UK artists begins new funding round

Scheme supporting UK artists begins new funding round

Wednesday, 03 December 2025

Scheme supporting BRIT and Mercury Prize-winning artists begins new funding round ...

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Mercedes electric vehicle investment to create over 150 British Jobs

Mercedes electric vehicle investment to create over 150 British Jobs

Wednesday, 03 December 2025

Over 150 jobs will be created across Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire through a new UK-Germany electric vehicle technology project led by Mercedes....

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Smart Data Challenge Prize selects Moverly’s digital property pack as winner

Smart Data Challenge Prize selects Moverly’s digital property pack as winner

Friday, 28 November 2025

A Smart Data prototype that generates “Digital Sale Ready Packs” to make it easier to buy and sell a home has been named the winner of the Smart Data ...

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