Foreign Investment in UK: West Midlands
Commons · Question 123135 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage foreign direct investment in the West Midlands.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 30 Mar 2026
The Department actively promotes FDI into the West Midlands through the Office for Investment (OfI), which works closely with the West Midlands Combined Authority and regional stakeholders to identify, shape, and market regional opportunities internationa...