Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with foreign-owned businesses on maintaining the competitiveness of their UK operations after the UK leaves the EU.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and his Ministerial team regularly meet UK owned, and UK operations of foreign owned multi-national businesses. Engagement with businesses covers the whole aspect of BEIS responsibilities. This includes detailed discussions on developing our industrial strategy that will ensure the UK continues to be an attractive place for foreign owned businesses to invest; and improve the productivity and competitiveness of all businesses operating in the UK.
Details of meetings are made public; the latest publication was on 13 October 2017 covering the period between April and June 2017. It can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2017.