VerbatimParliament, as it happens

Foreign Investment in UK

Asked by Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 75957

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what gross value added has been measured for the Office for Investment in each month since its initial launch in 2020.

Answered by Chris Bryant

The Official Statistics for inward investment at DBT inward investment results 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK show the estimated economic impact of DBT supported investment projects on a financial year basis. These figures have been published since 2019-20. Monthly figures are not published, however the average estimated economic impact per month over the 2020-21 to 2024-25 time period was £475m.

Verbatim has judged this answer against the question that was actually asked — answered, partly answered, or evaded. Sign in to see the verdict →

Open this question in Verbatim →

Every written question, searchable

155,000 questions tabled since the election, with the answer each department gave — and the ones still unanswered, with the clock running. Free to search.

Search written questions →Read on Verbatim