Environment Protection: Foreign Investment in UK

(asked on 22nd November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department has taken to increase foreign investment in the UK’s green industries.


Answered by
Mike Freer Portrait
Mike Freer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 30th November 2021

On 19th October Her Majesty the Queen and the Prime Minister hosted the UK’s Global Investment Summit which was held in London and attended by over 170 global investors and decision makers.

The event was used to showcase that the UK is open for business and the country’s green and clean growth capabilities aligned to the Prime Minister’s 10-Point Plan. During the event, the Prime Minister also announced over £9billion of foreign investment across the UK in multiple clean and green sectors.

The Department for International Trade also launched the new Investment Atlas – an online platform designed to help international investors identify investment opportunities across the whole of the UK. The Atlas was launched with 53 initial strategic investment opportunities, each with a strong sustainability element aligned with the key themes set out in the Prime Minister’s 10-point plan. The number of opportunities will continue to grow over the coming months.

The Department, together with Office for Investment, are now working with No.10 colleagues to ensure that HM Government can capitalise on the momentum and legacy of this historic event.

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