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The Department of Trade and Industry was a United Kingdom Government Department which was disbanded with the announcement of the creation of the Department For Business, Enterprise And Regulatory Reform on 28 June 2007 . The department was first formed in 1970 with the merger of the Board Of Trade and the Ministry Of Technology , creating a new cabinet post of Secretary Of State For Trade And Industry . The new department also took over the Department Of Employment 's former responsibilities for monopolies and mergers. In January of 1974 , the department's responsibilities for energy production were transferred to a newly created UK Department Of Energy . Later the same year, following a Labour Party victory in the General Election , the department was split into Department Of Trade , Department Of Industry and the Department Of Prices And Consumer Protection . In 1983 the departments of Department of Trade and the Department of Industry were reunited. The Department of Energy was re-merged back into the DTI in 1992 , but various media-related functions transferred to the Department For National Heritage . As of March 2007 the DTI continues to set the Energy Policy Of The United Kingdom . After the . The DTI had a wide range of responsibilities. There were ultimately nine main areas covered by the DTI: Company Law, Trade, Business Growth, Innovation, Employment Law, Regional Economic Development, Energy, Science, and Consumer Law. UK Trade and Investment {Link without Title} was a joint DTI/Foreign & Commonwealth organisation to help UK companies do business abroad and assist overseas investors to the UK. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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