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Lord Stockwood (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 March 2026

Debate

Foreign Direct Investment

Contribution

We are trying to balance the need for foreign direct investment to ensure that our industrial strategy is fully capitalised. One answer to the question is that we welcome foreign direct investment from partners around the world that are aligned to our strategic intention, but the greater opportunity is to access the reforms made through the Mansion House Accord and Sterling 20 to ensure that our pension capital is utilised in funding and capitalising our industrial strategy. I do not agree with the noble Viscount’s premise that foreign direct investment is inherently bad, but there is a huge opportunity in our pension services and providers to make sure that our pensions reap the benefits of not only the innovation that we are going through but the economic growth.

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