Written questions

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...