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Job Creation

Asked by Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 76251

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many jobs have been created in each region by the Office for Investment since October 2024.

Answered by Chris Bryant

The Official Statistics for inward investment at DBT inward investment results 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK show the number of new jobs that have been created by DBT supported investment projects which landed in the 2024-25 financial year. These are split by region in table 4.2 of the results tables. Figures are presented on a financial year basis and partial years are not published.

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