Freeports and Special Economic Zones: Conditions of Employment and Pay
Commons · Question 7271 · Tabled 5 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones on workers’ rights, pay, and conditions
Answer
Answered by Nesil Caliskan, 15 Jun 2026
The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...