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Business secretary Vince Cable hosts summit with the heads of G8 nations CBI equivalents Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna and shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg launch the one nation Labour skills taskforce interim report at ... Continue to article
Prime minister David Cameron and Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud host an international conference on Somalia in London Minister without portfolio Ken Clarke leads a UK trade envoy to Chennai in India Energy minister Michael Fal... Continue to article
Michael Fallon said the Coalition’s decision to privatise Royal Mail within the next year was not “a question of ideology”. “This isn’t a question of ideology at all. This is a question of allowing a big, successful British company acces... Continue to article
David Cameron’s "red line diplomacy" on Syria has been criticised by Sir Menzies Campbell. The Prime Minister said today that there was “limited” evidence that chemical weapons might have been used, and echoed Barack Obama’s comments tha... Continue to article
Labour party leader Ed Miliband launches his alternative Queen's speech in Newcastle-under-Lyme Business secretary Vince Cable speaks at the launch of the RSA/Lloyds Banking Group report on the future for mid-sized manufacturers in Londo... Continue to article
Michael Fallon MP, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change Management of oversea owned plutonium In December 2011 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published its response to the consultation on Plutonium Manag... Continue to article
Rt. Hon Michael Fallon MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Transposition of EU Legislation The Government’s Guiding Principles for EU Legislation were put in place to end ... Continue to article
Rt. Hon Michael Fallon MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise; Department for Business, Innovation and Skills I wish to inform the House that the Government has decided to work with our partners in the uranium enrichment compa... Continue to article
Chancellor George Osborne and Treasury chief secretary Danny Alexander launch a report on an independent Scotland's currency and monetary policy in Glasgow Home secretary Theresa May has a meeting with the Association of Police and Crim... Continue to article
Michael Fallon said that the privatisation of Royal Mail would allow the company to access capital markets to fund development and innovation in the business. “Successive governments have wrestled with this issue, of how do you the Royal... Continue to article
Cabinet Office statement The Queen has been pleased to approve the following ministerial appointments: John Hayes MP to become a Minister without Portfolio (Minister of State); Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP to become a Minister of State... Continue to article
David Cameron has conducted a mini reshuffle this morning. He has appointed John Hayes MP to the Cabinet Office and Michael Fallon will be taking over John's Energy brief. Both men have been two of the Coalition's success stories. Continue to article
John Hayes to become PM's senior parly adviser whilst Michael Fallon takes over energy brief. Continue to article
Prime minister David Cameron delivers a speech on immigration Business minister Michael Fallon attends a Politeia event on ‘winning at home, winning abroad: how can that become Britain’s business slogan’ in London (19.30) Education mi... Continue to article
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg delivers a speech on immigration at a Centre Forum event in London (09.50) Business secretary Vince Cable (11.00), environment secretary Owen Paterson (12.00), business minister Michael Fallon (11.45), sh... Continue to article
Michael Fallon defended Business Secretary Vince Cable over his remarks on infrastructure spending, saying all government ministers were "arguing their corners" ahead of the Chancellor's spending review. "Infrastructure spending is extre... Continue to article
Business secretary Vince Cable speaks at the second day of the Innovate UK 2013 technology conference in London (13.00) Energy secretary Ed Davey and energy ministers John Hayes and Baroness Verma meet EU member states to discuss nuclear... Continue to article
Michael Fallon said Vince Cable and Lord Oakeshott wanted to "borrow lots more like the Labour party". "What you want to do is borrow lots more like the Labour party want to borrow. Lets be clear about this – what the markets said and th... Continue to article
Vince Cable said the Government would be keeping a “close eye” on how much banks were lending. “We have to do more than we’re currently doing, that’s for sure, and one of the things which I and Michael Fallon in my department are doing i... Continue to article
Prime minister David Cameron hosts the Afghan Investment Conference at 10 Downing Street. The international development secretary Justine Greening and international development minister Alan Duncan will also be in attendance Business sec... Continue to article
Michael Fallon said the performance of UKIP in the Eastleigh by-election is nothing more than a protest vote. “We’re in government, we’re not the protest party, protest parties always do well at by-elections, both the governing part... Continue to article
Michael Fallon said the upcoming Budget would make clear that the Government was not straying from its deficit reduction programme, after the Prime Minister said he would go “further and faster” on its austerity plan. “You’re going to se... Continue to article
Michael Fallon insisted the Government was "slowly but surely" reducing the deficit. "Well, every year you don’t clear the deficit, of course debt rises because you have to borrow the difference between what you’re taxing, getting in in ... Continue to article
23/09/2010
Sevenoaks MP Michael Fallon has been appointed as deputy chairman of the Conservative party. Mr Fallon, who chairs the Treasury select sub-committee, succeeds Lord Ashcroft, who resigned his post earlier this week.
15/11/2010
Labour's Eric Joyce has released a statement saying he had "the highest respect for the public" after he was criticised for claiming voters were "liars". Conservative deputy chairman earlier said Mr Joyce had shown "contempt for the electorate" with his remarks.
01/06/2010 in Financial Services
Two leading Conservative MPs are to stand against each other next week for the chairmanship of the Treasury Select Committee, according to The Times.
29/04/2013 on Jeff Randall Live, Sky News
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