Business secretary Sajid Javid defends “regressive” Budget on Marr July 12, 2015 Business secretary Sajid Javid has defended criticism of the government's Budget as regressive, following an analysis by the Institue of Fiscal Studies, concluding it was "not the Budget of a tax reforming chancellor". "As in every Budget, there will be some losers and some winners," said Javid, responding to questioning on the BBC's Andrew Marr [...]
Sajid Javid questions CBI stance on European Union membership June 30, 2015 Sajid Javid has told the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) they could harm the Prime Minister’s renegotiation efforts with their unquestioning support for European Union membership. “I’ve heard the CBI thinks the UK should remain in the European Union no matter what,” the secretary of state for business, innovation and skills (BIS) said at a CBI [...]
Sajid Javid on O2 outage: “Sort it out” May 26, 2015 He's still pretty new to the role but business secretary Sajid Javid has already secured some fans – and potentially at least one telecoms enemy. Yesterday mobile phone network O2 suffered a series of outages that affected users in London, Sussex, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Glasgow and parts of Northern Ireland. O2 said it [...]
Entreprise bill: Bigger steps needed to help small companies tackle late payments May 21, 2015 Sajid Javid’s new enterprise bill, announced this week in Bristol, is certainly well intentioned, but it's unlikely to have a significant impact on late payment. Late payments are a silent but significant killer of UK businesses. It is not yet clear what tools the government has to resolve this problem. The third party conciliation [...]
Sajid Javid to tackle late payments owed to small businesses in new enterprise bill May 18, 2015 The new business secretary will today promise to cut red tape and put at least £10bn back in the pockets of business owners over the next five years. Speaking at a business centre in Bristol, Sajid Javid will announce a new enterprise bill to be included in the Queen’s speech next week. He will say: “As [...]
Business backs Sajid Javid over strike law reforms May 12, 2015 Business groups have rallied behind government moves to make big changes to strike laws. New business minister Sajid Javid said he will use his first days in office to tighten rules surrounding strikes, saying that the Tory government’s Queen’s Speech would introduce thresholds for strike ballots. Under the proposals, strikes affecting public services would need [...]
Sajid Javid’s busy first day as business secretary – here’s what he said on the BBC, strikes and the EU May 12, 2015 Not even 24 hours into his first day as business secretary in David Cameron's all-Tory cabinet, and Sajid Javid is on the front foot with a media blitz having appeared on three different morning TV and radio shows. Notably, the government's business secretary chose the BBC (appearing on BBC Breakfast, Radio 5 Live and Radio [...]
David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle heralds a new dawn for business May 11, 2015 Sajid Javid gets promotion to top job as business secretary Greg Hands becomes second-in-command at Treasury Sterling continues its climb since the shock election result Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled his first all-Tory government yesterday, with a slew of business-related and economic positions being handed to new faces. Former [...]
Business wish lists for Sajid Javid from day one May 11, 2015 Industry groups sent their requests to the new business secretary just hours after David Cameron told him he got the job yesterday, with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and the EEF all contacting Sajid Javid. CBI Director-General John Cridland said Javid was “an excellent Treasury minister and will be [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron’s Conservative cabinet reshuffle so far – Sajid Javid confirmed as new business secretary as Eric Pickles loses communities and local government role May 11, 2015 Following Friday's fireworks, it's time to get down to business: the Prime Minister has set about forming the first all-Conservative cabinet in 18 years, with Sajid Javid appointed as business secretary, while Iain Duncan Smith has kept the work and pensions gig. Meanwhile, Greg Clark dethroned his boss, Eric Pickles, to become secretary of state [...]