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Industry: Investment

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 90699

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Industrial Strategy on trends in the level of private sector investment.

Answered by Blair McDougall

The Government published its first Industrial Strategy Quarterly Update on 7th October 2025 on GOV.UK, which contains information on the £250bn worth of investment commitments since the Industrial Strategy launched, and trends for business investment, gross value added, employment and productivity.

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