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Companies: Location

Commons · Question 27147 · Tabled 3 Sep 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Al Pinkerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many public limited companies the Department has recorded as citing EU market access as a reason for relocating their operational headquarters from the UK to the EU since 2015.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 11 Sep 2026

While the Department does not hold the specific information requested, it maintains regular engagement with businesses and representative organisations and monitors a range of economic indicators to inform policy and support economic growth. Being bolder ...