Oral Question·Home Office
“What progress her Department has made in introducing a points-based immigration system.”
Tabled: 3 November 2020Answered: 9 November 2020
Asked by
Greg Smith
Conservative — Mid Buckinghamshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (Liz Kendall)
This Government have already launched five AI growth zones, creating 15,000 jobs and unlocking £40 billion of investment in industrial heartlands across the country. The east midlands AI growth zone— a high-potential bid for that is under active consideration —could bring thousands of good jobs to the region, including in Nottinghamshire, unlocking investment, creating opportunities and regenerating the area in partnership with local businesses and universities.