Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the flow of foreign direct investment.
The outlook for FDI in the UK will depend on the duration of the economic disruption and how businesses and markets respond.
The Department is continuing its engagement with foreign investors to understand the effect of Covid-19’s outbreak on their investment plans and to support FDI flows to the UK.