Question follow-through · 56769

Office for Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2024 to Question 53498 on the Office for Investment, in May of which year the expanded Office for Investment will be operational.

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Answering body: Department for Business and Trade
Tabled: 3 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 9 Jun 2025
Answer: 9 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

3 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2024 to Question 53498 on the Office for Investment, in May of which year the expanded Office for Investment will be operational.
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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9 Jun 2025
Answer published
The expanded Office for Investment (OfI) was officially launched on 5th June 2025.

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