Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Investment

Organisations: Department for International Trade

Responsibilities

The Minister for Investment leads on investment promotion across all sectors. This includes:

• outward direct investment
• foreign direct investment
• delivery of trade and investment promotion through overseas partners
• policy direction on topics such as mergers and acquisitions
• the Export Control Organisation (ECO)
• business planning and forecasting

DIT ministerial lead for the following sectors:

• financial services
• advanced manufacturing and aerospace
• automotive
• bio-economy
• consumer, creative and education

Previous holders of this role

1. Mark Garnier MP

   2016 to 2018

Announcements

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• Economic talks herald Golden Era in UK-China relations
  • 16 December 2017
  • News story
• UK and Kazakhstan strengthen trade ties
  • 11 December 2017
  • Speech
• Creative partnerships strengthen trade ties between UK and China
  • 07 December 2017
  • Press release
• New £1.3 billion property portfolio to drive investment in Northern Ireland
  • 18 October 2017
  • Press release
• Department for International Trade announces new initiatives to support UK education exports
  • 11 October 2017
  • Press release
• UK to start new ‘trade dialogue’ with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
  • 27 September 2017
  • News story
• Demand for UK education expertise is growing worldwide
  • 20 September 2017
  • Speech
• Exporting in Style: UK fashion exports top £10.7 billion
  • 17 September 2017
  • Press release
• Greg Hands to take over responsibility for trade policy as Lord Price pursues business and writing interests
  • 03 September 2017
  • Press release
• Bid to boost bilateral trade in Malaysia and South Korea
  • 10 August 2017
  • News story

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