Electronic Equipment: Foreign Investment in UK

(asked on 12th March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to create an attractive business environment for inwards investment in the electronics industry.


Answered by
Chris McDonald Portrait
Chris McDonald
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 16th March 2026

The Government is ensuring the UK remains a top destination for foreign investment through policy stability, improving planning and championing competitive sectors. We are creating investable opportunities that drive productivity, highquality jobs and sustainable growth. The 2025 Trade Strategy builds on improvements to the Office for Investment to ensure our trade and international agreements strengthen FDI.

The Industrial Strategy supports electronic firms through commitments to supply chains for advanced manufacturing including power electronics, clean energy technologies and digital. Priorities include automotive, batteries, aerospace, space and advanced materials, while semiconductors are identified as a key technology with its own semiconductor programme.

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