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Written Question
Foreign Investment in UK
Tuesday 20th April 2021

Asked by: Greg Smith (Conservative - Buckingham)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether officials in her Department will continue to work with representatives of the employee relocation sector to maximise opportunities to attract inward investment by exploring options to give the UK a competitive advantage over other prospective destinations; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

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.

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.


Written Question
Trade Agreements: Israel
Thursday 19th November 2020

Asked by: Greg Smith (Conservative - Buckingham)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

What progress has been made in discussions with her Israeli counterpart on an agreement for further trade cooperation with Israel beyond the trade continuity deal.

Answered by Ranil Jayawardena

Britain's trading relationship with Israel is already strong, totalling £5bn in 2019. As my Rt Hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary said recently, we are now able to 'start scoping, probing for talks for a new higher level ambition trade agreement'. Next year's United Kingdom-Israel Trade and Partnership Joint Council - alongside our plans to host a United Kingdom-Israel Trade and Investment Conference - will drive forward these discussions to deliver significant benefits for British business.


Written Question
Coronavirus: Israel
Friday 12th June 2020

Asked by: Greg Smith (Conservative - Buckingham)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to facilitate exports from Israeli companies that are developing technologies to tackle covid-19.

Answered by Ranil Jayawardena

The British Embassy in Tel Aviv is following Israeli research and innovation related to COVID-19 closely, including in the technology sector. We have facilitated exchanges between United Kingdom and Israeli public health and scientific experts to discuss testing, epidemic management strategies, treatments and vaccine research, as well as cooperation on medical equipment.