Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Head:

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Post Currently Held By:

The Rt. Hon. Vince Cable MP.

Role:

This new Department, created in June 2009, brings together functions from a number of former departments: Skills, further and higher education from the Department for Education & Skills, science and innovation responsibilities from the Department of Trade & Industry, and business from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

The aim of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is to build a dynamic, knowledge based economy, and in doing so will draw together the nation's strengths in colleges, research, science and universities.

Priorities include:

• Building a capable and well-respected Department
• Delivering Real Help for businesses and individuals through the downturn
• Developing and implementing plans for new industrial opportunities and new jobs
• Ensuring other government departments' policies reflect BIS expertise and goals
• Ensuring the success of key sectors
• Fostering a world-class science and knowledge base
• Improving regulatory frameworks whilst minimising burdens
• Increasing innovation and enterprise in our society and economy
• Maintaining open markets in the UK, EU and internationally
• Progressing towards a world-class skills base
• Sustaining excellent, responsive higher education

Contact Details:

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
Tel: 0207 215 5000
Website: www.bis.gov.uk
E-mail contact: www.bis.gov.uk/contact-us