UK BIS

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UK BIS is the commonly used abbreviation for the former UK government department responsible for business, innovation, and skills policy.

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instanceOf abbreviation
former government department
alsoKnownAs BIS
UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
appliesToJurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
country United Kingdom
dissolved 2016
field economic policy
education policy
science and technology policy
formedFrom Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Department of Trade and Industry
headquartersCity London
linked to: London, England
headquartersCountry United Kingdom
headquartersLocation 1 Victoria Street, London
inception 2009
jurisdiction Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
locatedInTimeZone British Summer Time
Greenwich Mean Time
parentOrganization Cabinet of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Cabinet
predecessor Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Department of Trade and Industry
replacedBy Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for Education
Department for International Trade
responsibleFor business policy
consumer policy
employment law policy
higher education policy
industrial strategy
innovation policy
science and research policy
skills policy
sector public sector
standsFor Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
successor Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for Education
Department for International Trade

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