Question follow-through · 67679
Investment: France
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Industrial strategy partnership: joint statement between the UK and France, published on 11 July 2025, what steps his Department is taking to mo
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 22 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Industrial strategy partnership: joint statement between the UK and France, published on 11 July 2025, what steps his Department is taking to mo
16 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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22 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) tracks UK investment in various ways, including through its global network and central platform, DataHub, which monitors all Office for Investment (OfI) projects. This includes investments announced on 11 July d...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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