Guidance on EU nationals a positive step, says BCC
Commenting on the draft rules on the EU Settlement Scheme statement of intent, published today by the Home Office, Mike Spicer, Director of Research at the British Chambers of [...]
Chamber Low Carbon Launch Event
Join us for the launch of the new Chamber Low Carbon Programme on Tuesday 17th July at Brockholes Nature Reserve Preston New Road, Preston, PR5 0AG. Arrival is at 12:30pm [...]
Quarterly Economic Forecast Q2 2018 – Tweet Sheet
Today the BCC publishes its latest economic forecast which slightly downgrades its growth expectations for the UK economy The BCC forecasts GDP growth for 2018 at 1.3% which, if [...]
BCC Economic Forecast: UK set for weakest year of GDP growth since 2009
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today (Monday) slightly downgraded its growth expectations for the UK economy, forecasting GDP growth for 2018 at 1.3% (from 1.4%) which, if realised, [...]
BCC comments on Apprenticeship starts
Commenting on the apprenticeship and levy statistics for June 2018, issued today by the Department for Education, Jane Gratton, Head of Business Environment and Skills Policy at the British Chambers [...]
Immigration relaxation for doctors a welcome first step, says BCC
Commenting on reports that the Home Office is to exclude non-EU doctors and nurses from the Tier 2 visa cap, Jane Gratton, Head of Business Environment and Skills Policy [...]
BCC: Evidence of need for Apprenticeship reform mounting
Commenting on the Apprenticeship statistics released today by the Department of Education, Jane Gratton, Head of Skills at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Since the introduction of the apprenticeship [...]
BCC: Pragmatism, not ideology, needed in customs debate
Reacting to comments made by Business Secretary Greg Clark MP and other political interviewees on the Andrew Marr programme regarding future customs arrangements, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the [...]
BCC: Government must establish permanent dialogue with business on future trade deals
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is today (Wednesday) intensifying its call for the UK Government to establish a formal, permanent dialogue with business, consumer and civil society organisations [...]
BCC: Work needed to reverse fall in apprenticeships
Commenting on the Apprenticeship Levy statistics, published today by the Department for Education, Jane Gratton, Head of Business Environment and Skills Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: [...]