Transparency data

BIS: exceptions to spending controls: advertising and marketing - October to December 2015

Updated 29 March 2016
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ADVERTISING AND MARKETING
Department Organisation Name Project name Basis for expenditure approval Total Value Approved (£) Date of approval
BIS Not set BIS Business Growth Service Star Chamber review in January 2014 (set up by the Prime Minister) concluded that government develop a more integrated, publicly-funded business support offer which is entirely customer centric and helps to deliver the right activities at the right time to the right businesses, offers a seamless service and is aligned to other national services. 475,000 23/10/2015
BIS Not set Astronaut Tim Peake Communications Campaign In December 2015 the first British European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) for a six month mission. We are requesting expenditure to maximise public understanding of government investment in his mission and its cultural, scientific and educational functions. The campaign will support a £1.4 million education programme. 479,000 05/11/2015
BIS Not set BIS/ UKEF Optimising Government's export finance support: helping UK exporters make the most of UK Export Finance Optimise the use of Government's export finance and insurance support provided through UKEF, realised in a 30% year-on-year increase in the number of companies UKEF supports over the next three years so that by 2017/18 UKEF is supporting 100% of its expected market share. 1,360,000 02/12/2015
BIS Not set BIS Finals of the National Science + Engineering Competition at the Big Bang Fair, Birmingham NEC The Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) workforce is vital to economic growth. The UK needs 1.1 million people with STEM skills over 2012-2022. More young people, particularly girls and other under-represented groups, need to enter the STEM workforce to replace retiring workers, fill new jobs and ensure the STEM workforce is diverse. £281,400 16/12/2015