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Investment

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 29 October 2025UIN 84467

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much of the £10 billion investment pledged by private firms at the Regional Investment Summit on 21 October 2025 is new investment; and how much had been previously pledged.

Answered by Chris McDonald

All of the £10billion of investment commitments pledged by private firms at the Regional Investment Summit on 21 October 2025 is new investment. Previously pledged investments were not included in this figure.

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