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Business: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been issued as to whether existing and future Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones will be required to comply with

answeredIqbal MohamedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
5 Jun 2026
Target answer date
9 Jun 2026
Answer
15 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been issued as to whether existing and future Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones will be required to comply with

  2. 9 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...

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