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unusual facts about Department for Business, Innovation and Skills


Adult Learners' Week

Founded and co-ordinated by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE), Adult Learners' Week in England is backed by thousands of supporters including the European Social Fund, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Next Step, BBC, Open University and Pearson PLC.


Dave Ramsden

He is the Head of the Government Economic Service, having previously served as Joint Head of the Service with Vicky Pryce, formerly Chief Economic Adviser and Director-General at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Lord Green works jointly between the department and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Ed Vaizey

Edward Henry Butler Vaizey (born 5 June 1968) is the UK Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State post with responsibilities in both the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

Ian Pearson

In Gordon Brown's next reshuffle of 3 October 2008, Pearson was moved to the Treasury as Economic Secretary, also becoming Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Economics and Business.

Jonathan Djanogly

Djanogly has been Trade and Industry Spokesman shadowing the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales and was the Parliamentary Under-secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice from 2010–2012.

Low Carbon Vehicle Event

The Low Carbon Vehicle Event has been organised annually from 2008 by Cenex and supportive partners including Technology Strategy Board, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Office for Low Emission Vehicles, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and UK Trade & Investment.

Minister of State for Competitiveness

The position, created in July 2007, is part of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and was, until 11 May 2010 held by The Rt. Hon. Stephen Timms MP

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment

The Special Representative for International Trade and Investment was a member of the British Royal Family who represented the Sovereign for UK Trade & Investment which reports jointly to the Foreign Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills – his role involved representing the United Kingdom at numerous trade fairs and conferences the world over, such as the Davos World Economic Forum.

Star Fireworks

In 2013 Star Fireworks took action when changes in the European Pyrotechnic Directive threatened their business and others with closure, gaining the support of local MP Dr Phillip Lee and the Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson MP who, with the industry found a solution to the problem.


see also

European School of Economics

The European School of Economics is also recognized as a listed body by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and by UK law as an institution that delivers courses which lead to UK degrees awarded by recognised bodies – in this case specifically the University of Buckingham.