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1716164

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Business: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help increase business investment in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	24957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade works with partners to promote investment opportunities across the North West to overseas investors and provide support for businesses wishing to be based within the region.</p><p>The Government is investing £80 million in the Liverpool City Region Freeport and £320 million in Investment Zones in the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester creating new jobs and attracting new businesses. Both the Investment Zone and Freeport have key locations in St Helens.</p><p>The Government also supports a range of programmes dedicated to helping businesses to grow. In March this year, we launched the second-generation Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, with £660 million committed to support debt and equity finance for businesses across the North of England. Since its launch in 2012, the Start Up Loans programme has provided over £121 million of loans to new entrepreneurs across the North West region, as of 13 September 2023.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 14/05/2024 08:22:03 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1700832

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Business: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help increase business investment in Suffolk.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	21636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade works with local stakeholders to promote investment opportunities in the region to potential overseas investors and provide support for foreign investors wishing to set up in the area. The Government works closely with clients to understand their requirements and to reduce any barriers which may inform the client’s decision to locate in the region.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also backing the Freeport East to create new jobs and attract new businesses in high growth sectors such as advanced manufacturing and engineering.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports a range of programmes dedicated to supporting small and medium businesses to grow. This includes free access to the Business Support Helpline, Help to Grow, Growth Hubs, UK Export Academy, International Trade Advisors, and the Export Digital Enquiry Service. Government funded support is also available through the British Business Bank.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 23/04/2024 14:25:29 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1699955

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Business: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help increase business investment in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	20861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government-owned British Business Bank is supporting business investment across the UK including through its Nations and Regions Investment Funds. This includes the £400m Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, supporting growing businesses across the Midlands.</p><p>Our Growth Hub network is also supporting businesses of all sizes and sectors across England. The Department for Business and Trade is working across the UK, including in Greater Lincolnshire to showcase strong, commercial investment opportunities to potential investors and support business to grow. The Government has also agreed a £720 million mayoral devolution deal for Greater Lincolnshire to support growth and business investment.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 22/04/2024 12:30:53 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1698605

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Business: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help increase business investment (a) outside London and (b) in (i) York and (ii) north Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	20350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government-owned British Business Bank is supporting business investment across the UK including through its Nations and Regions Investment Funds. This includes the £660m Northern Powerhouse Fund II programme, supporting growing businesses across the North of England.</p><p> </p><p>Our Growth Hub network is also supporting businesses of all sizes and sectors across England. The Department for Business and Trade is working across the UK, including in York and North Yorkshire to showcase strong, commercial investment opportunities to potential investors and support business to grow. The Government has also agreed a £540 million mayoral devolution deal for York and North Yorkshire to support growth and business investment.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 15/04/2024 15:12:05 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1606784

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Business: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans she has to encourage business investment.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	172391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government works to secure business investment in sectors across the economy which brings jobs and prosperity to communities across the UK, for example through the £1.4bn Global Britain Investment Fund (GBIF). In 2021 FDI topped £2 Trillion for the first time.</p><p> </p><p>Our High Potential Opportunities programme selects key opportunities to promote to foreign investors, driving investment into the UK’s regions and nations. My Department set up the Office for Investment in early 2021 to support a small number of the highest profile investments coming into the UK; and in October, the UK will host a second Global Investment Summit.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 03/04/2023 09:53:52 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1583138

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Business: Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit on investment in businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/02/2023 15:57:56 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1564173

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spring Statement Tax Plan published on 23 March 2022, if he will publish a summary of the discussions he has had with businesses on investment incentives.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	117812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to publish a summary of the engagement following the Spring Statement. Any changes to tax policy would be a matter for future Budgets and it would not be appropriate to comment on tax measures at this stage of the policy development cycle.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/01/2023 16:38:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1545803

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help incentivise businesses to invest into local communities to help tackle poverty.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	97643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government works to secure business investment in sectors across the economy which brings jobs and prosperity to communities across the UK. For example, the £1.4bn Global Britain Investment Fund (GBIF) provides grants to encourage internationally mobile companies to invest in the automotive, life sciences and offshore wind sectors, where the UK has natural strengths and geographic spread.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 01/12/2022 17:13:55 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1544592

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of levels of business investment on levels of (a) regional and (b) local equality.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	93573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces UK estimates of Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF), a measure of capital investment in the UK. In May 2022, a set of experimental statistics were published mapping the regional distribution of UK GFCF[1].</p><p> </p><p>There is no recent assessment of the potential impact of levels of business investment on levels of regional or local equality.</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] Experimental regional gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) estimates by asset type, ONS</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 30/11/2022 17:05:44 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1544602

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Business: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on opportunities for investment in businesses in the cultural and arts sectors.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	93579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly meet their counterparts across His Majesty’s Government to discuss shared priorities, including support for the arts and cultural sectors. There have been no recent discussions between the Secretaries of State on this issue specifically, but DCMS officials engage with BEIS officials on a range of topics, and are currently providing input from the cultural and arts sector into the review by BEIS of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/11/2022 10:42:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell