Overseas Trade
(asked on 15th July 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Trade:
What assessment she has made of how international trade benefits (a) Kettering constituency, (b) North Northamptonshire and (c) England.
This question was answered on 15th July 2021
Kettering and the wider East Midlands economy already benefit from the higher productivity and better-quality jobs associated with international trade. Over 680,000 jobs in the region were directly or indirectly linked to exports in 2016, and new Foreign Direct Investment created over 2,149 new jobs in 2020/21. We are confident the new Free Trade Agreements we are striking globally will create even more opportunities for Kettering and Northamptonshire companies.