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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Overseas Trade: India (2 May 2023)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance her Department issues on access to UK markets for Indian businesses.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

Answer

The Department for Business and Trade supports Indian businesses to invest in the UK by providing end-to-end project management; help with understanding the commercial opportunities through bespoke proposals and inward visits; a strategic account management offer and links with local and national partners, including Chambers of Commerce, Local Enterprise Partnerships and Mayoral Combined Authorities.

Making the UK the top investment destination in Europe from India, attracting new investment into communities and helping to level-up the country including in the north-west remains one of the Department for Business and Trade’s top priorities. Together, the UK-India investment relationship supports over half a million jobs across both economies.


Answered by:
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
9 May 2023

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