Foreign Investment in UK: North West

About this written question

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Answering body

Department for Business and Trade

Tabled

7 Oct 2024

Target answer date

9 Oct 2024

Answer

10 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 7 Oct 2024

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase foreign investment in the North West.

2. 9 Oct 2024

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 10 Oct 2024

   Answer published

   Growth is the government’s central economic mission and we are currently developing an Industrial Strategy which aims to drive growth across the UK through investment in key sectors and regions. We are also hosting the International Investment Summit in O...

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.