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Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 March 2026

Debate

Foreign Direct Investment

Contribution

My Lords, we all want to see more inward investment, yet the figures on the Minister’s departmental website show a fall of about 12% over the last year. We hear from those businesses that are thinking about investing in the UK that they are very concerned about the £1 billion in additional costs that were imposed on business under the Employment Rights Act. There is now talk of the trade unions pressing for another employment rights Act, which would impose even more burdens on business. What is the Minister going to do about this?

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