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.

Enquiries

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET

Email:
enquiries@bis.gsi.gov.uk

Website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-innovation-skills

Communication Overview

Total releases

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

699

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.

14.6

Avg word count

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

1294

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.

26.1

Friday PM releases

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

2.4%

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)

515 articles

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Business Secretary champions flagship investment in UK’s largest gigafactory

Thursday, 09 April 2026

Thanks to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, 4,200 jobs have been secured following over £700 million of investment in the advanced manufacturing se...

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Millions of workers get new access to sick pay and parental leave

Tuesday, 07 April 2026

Landmark employment rights reforms kick into force. ...

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Consumers to save around £400 million every year from government crackdown on costly subscription traps

Wednesday, 01 April 2026

Hard working Brits will keep more of their cash under a new government crackdown on unwanted and misleading subscriptions...

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Major updates to product safety laws to ensure they’re fit for the modern age

Tuesday, 31 March 2026

Consumers to benefit from better protections from unsafe products as a result of major new reforms. ...

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Government safeguards critical UK CO2 supplies with restart of plant

Thursday, 26 March 2026

The Government has shored up the UK’s critical supplies of CO2 vital for Britain’s nuclear, packaged meats, fresh food and healthcare by temporarily r...

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David Reed appointed HMTC for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Thursday, 26 March 2026

David Reed MBE appointed His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and His Majesty’s Consul General to Istanbul....

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Reforms to make it easier for overseas companies to move to the UK

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Consultation launched on corporate re-domicilation...

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Update following negotiations on an enhanced FTA with Switzerland

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Update following round 10 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland...

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Trade Envoy appointed to Japan

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

The Business and Trade Secretary has appointed David Taylor MP as Trade Envoy to Japan....

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Fair Work Agency Advisory Board appointed ahead of April launch

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

New board features members from a range of backgrounds and will advise ministers on the strategy and direction of the Fair Work Agency....

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Time to Pay Up: Government unveils toughest crackdown on late payments in over 25 years

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Small businesses to be backed by new, stronger measures to tackle late payments....

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Trade Minister Speech at Chatham House

Thursday, 19 March 2026

UK Trade Minister Chris Bryant gives a speech at the Chatham House Global Trade Conference. ...

UK steel industry backed by major new trade measure and strategy

Thursday, 19 March 2026

UK steel producers and thousands of steel workers to benefit from a new landmark Steel Strategy and robust trade measure....

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New redress scheme announced for Horizon scandal family members

Thursday, 19 March 2026

New redress scheme announced for relatives of postmasters affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal...

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Hundreds of employers handed penalties for illegally underpaying workers

Thursday, 19 March 2026

389 employers from across the UK named for failing to pay workers the minimum wage to tens of thousands of workers....

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Update following Round 4 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Turkey

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

An update following the fourth round of UK-Turkey FTA negotiations....

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Hundreds of new UK jobs as Nigerian companies confirm millions in investment

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Hundreds of new UK jobs are set to be created as Nigerian companies scale up their operations, reinforcing Britain's position as a leading global busi...

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UK manufacturers to save millions of pounds a year as government removes offshore wind energy tariffs

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

British manufacturers will save millions of pounds a year as the Government removes tariffs on offshore wind energy components from 1 April....

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Baroness Maggie Jones appointed new chair of Acas

Thursday, 05 March 2026

Baroness Maggie Jones of Whitchurch has been appointed as the new Chair of Acas, following a fair and open public appointment process. ...

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Business Secretary speech to Make UK National Manufacturing Conference

Tuesday, 03 March 2026

Speech delivered by the Business Secretary, Peter Kyle, at the March 2026 Make UK National Manufacturing Conference....

Lisa Pinney announced as CEO to the Fair Work Agency

Monday, 02 March 2026

Fair Work Agency CEO appointment...

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Top?UK music acts awarded?£1.4?million?funding to?raise profile?

Monday, 02 March 2026

Top?UK music acts awarded?£1.4?million?funding to?raise global profile? ...

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Doug Gurr confirmed as the new Chair of the CMA

Friday, 27 February 2026

Doug Gurr is now the permanent chair of the CMA following an open competition for the role. ...

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Dr Ros Rivaz appointed as new Chair of Companies House

Thursday, 26 February 2026

Ministers confirm that Dr Ros Rivaz will take on the role from 1 March....

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Minister gives stamp of approval to protecting Post Office network

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Government response to the Post Office Green Paper published today by Ministers, confirming that the minimum branch requirement will be maintained....

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