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Industry: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Industrial Strategy on trends in the level of private sector investment.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
19 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Industrial Strategy on trends in the level of private sector investment.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government published its first Industrial Strategy Quarterly Update on 7th October 2025 on GOV.UK, which contains information on the £250bn worth of investment commitments since the Industrial Strategy launched, and trends for business investment, gro...

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