Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 126702

Foreign Investment in UK: North West

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Navendu Mishra

LabourStockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage foreign direct investment in the North West region.

Answer

Chris McDonald
The Department actively promotes foreign direct investment into the North West through the Office for Investment, which works closely with regional stakeholders to identify, shape and market regional opportunities. The Government has placed the North West...

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