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Foreign Investment in UK: Nigeria

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 26 March 2026UIN 122608

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Hundreds of new UK jobs as Nigerian companies confirm millions in investment, published on 17 March 2026, what mechanisms will be used to monitor whether the jobs announced are delivered in practice.

Answered by Chris McDonald

As an integral part of the UK's growth objective, the Government is making it simpler and easier for business to make long term investment into the UK, including Nigerian inward investment.

DBT routinely publishes official statistics on foreign direct investment in the UK on the GOV.UK website, including the number of jobs involved.

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