Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 123135

Foreign Investment in UK: West Midlands

Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Sir Andrew Mitchell

ConservativeSutton Coldfield

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

Answer

Chris McDonald
The Department actively promotes FDI into the West Midlands through the Office for Investment (OfI), which works closely with the West Midlands Combined Authority and regional stakeholders to identify, shape, and market regional opportunities internationa...

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