Written questions

Industry: West Midlands

Commons · Question 90700 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

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 in the West Midlands.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 19 Nov 2025

The Government will use the Office for National Statistics dataset (Gross Fixed Capital Formation, Volume Index Capital Service) to analyse investment trends. This dataset releases regional level data annually; Government will analyse sector-level trends ...