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Foreign Investment in UK

Asked by Jayne KirkhamLabour (Co-op)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 22 October 2024UIN 900799

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to encourage international investment into the UK.

Answered by Anneliese Dodds

Growth is this government’s top priority. Working together with my Cabinet colleagues, I am determined to use our diplomatic and trade networks to attract inward investment and demonstrate the UK is open for business. At the International Investment Summit on 14 October international investors committed to £63 billion of investment into the UK.

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