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Community Development: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage investment from (a) OpenAI, (b) Google, (c) Anthropic and (d) Meta in local communities.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
17 Jan 2025
Target answer date
22 Jan 2025
Answer
22 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage investment from (a) OpenAI, (b) Google, (c) Anthropic and (d) Meta in local communities.

  2. 22 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Department for Business and Trade will continue to work with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Office for Investment to support significant overseas companies to invest and expand their footprint in the UK, and ensure that ...

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