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<p>The employee relocation sector has an important role to play in supporting inward
investment into the United Kingdom. My officials will continue to engage with it.</p><p>
</p><p>The UK is one of the most open economies and one of the foremost destinations
for inward investment in the world. In 2019/20 the Department for International Trade
provided support for 1,449 Foreign Direct Investment projects, creating almost 45,000
new jobs and safeguarding a further 8,000. We also recently launched a new points-based,
single global immigration system to attract a wide pool of skilled workers; this will
allow a fairer, skills-led system, and a process that is simpler and quicker for employers.</p>
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