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Foreign Investment in UK: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in UK-Spain co-operation on levels of inward private sector investment into (i) Milton Keynes and (ii) Buckinghamshire.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
26 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in UK-Spain co-operation on levels of inward private sector investment into (i) Milton Keynes and (ii) Buckinghamshire.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    According to figures published by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the UK, the UK was the second largest destination for Spanish foreign direct investment stock at the end of 2023, supporting over 140,000 jobs in the UK in 2023.During her visit to Madri...

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