Written questions

Foreign Investment in UK: North West

Commons · Question 126702 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 21 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage foreign direct investment in the North West region.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 21 Apr 2026

The Department actively promotes foreign direct investment into the North West through the Office for Investment, which works closely with regional stakeholders to identify, shape and market regional opportunities. The Government has placed the North West...