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Articles tagged with: Investment
The Andrew Griffith interview: 'Would I want to be the first minister in space?'
Economy
By Tali Fraser
The Andrew Griffith interview: "Would I want to be the first minister in space?"
Britain is punching well above its weight in space, Andrew Griffith tells Tali Fraser, but it needs private capital to realise its full potential. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Minister Declares UK Ready For Lift-Off But Rules Out Moonshoot
Economy
Minister Declares UK Ready For Lift-Off But Rules Out Moonshoot
The space minister Andrew Griffith has ruled out sending British astronaut Tim Peake to the moon with the upcoming Artemis III mission.
The government must act more like a business to attract investment
Parliament
By Lord Harrington
The government must act more like a business to attract investment
Attracting more foreign direct investment into the UK is complex. However, after speaking with over 165 companies, politicians and civil servants over the last six months for my review of foreign direct investment, there is a simple maxim under which my recommendations fall: to succeed in attracting more investment, the government needs to act more like a business.
Green with envy: The politics of decarbonisation
Environment
By Adam Bell
Green with envy: The politics of decarbonisation
By installing heat pumps and buying electric vehicles, the wealthy are insulating themselves from current and future energy price shocks while avoiding paying for the investment needed to help the less well-off join the party. That’s not going to help the politics of decarbonisation, says Adam Bell. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
National Manufacturing Day: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announces £31m investment at its site in Wakefield Partner content
Economy
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
National Manufacturing Day: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announces £31m investment at its site in Wakefield
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA welcomes the publication of the revised West Midlands Rail Investment Strategy
RIA Midlands & Eastern welcomes the news of the publication of the revised West Midlands Rail Investment Strategy which includes the delivery of the Midlands Rail Hub and several new stations across the West Midlands.
Investment zones will transform the industrial landscape Partner content
Economy
By High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Investment zones will transform the industrial landscape
With the first of the Government's new investment zones confirmed earlier this month, Katherine Bennett CBE sets out how the initiative can re-establish the UK as a leading manufacturing economy.
Security and prosperity go hand in hand
Technology
By Nusrat Ghani MP
Security and prosperity go hand in hand
When people think about world-leading tech firms, they probably imagine start-ups in Silicon Valley or data centres in China.
Chemical investment in the UK stalling Partner content
Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
Chemical investment in the UK stalling
The latest figures from one of the UK’s largest manufacturing industries show a fall in sales with no expectation of a full recovery in Q2.
Partner content
Culture
By UK Sport
UK Sport announces extra investment to support Paris Olympic and Paralympic preparations 
UK Sport has today confirmed an additional £4m of funding into summer Olympic and Paralympic sport as preparations gear up for the Paris 2024 Games.
Loosening the Purse Strings: Is the Treasury obstructing investment?
Economy
By Chaminda Jayanetti
Loosening the Purse Strings: Is the Treasury obstructing investment?
With Britain in a rut of failing services and economic stagnation, advocates for higher public spending accuse the Treasury of obstructing investment that could have positive effects. Do they have a point? Chaminda Jayanetti reports
Red Wall seats need help to help themselves through the levelling up agenda
Communities
By Ian Levy MP
Red Wall seats need help to help themselves through the levelling up agenda
The Levelling Up White Paper was published with a great fanfare in February last year and since then we have had two new prime ministers and three new chancellors. MHCLG has become DLUHC and Michael Gove is back at the helm.
Unlocking Britain’s full fibre future Partner content
Economy
By CityFibre
Unlocking Britain’s full fibre future
During the pandemic, Britain really sat up and took notice of how important world class digital infrastructure is for powering the economy.
Local MPs visit Sidcup Coca-Cola manufacturing site following latest round of investment Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Local MPs visit Sidcup Coca-Cola manufacturing site following latest round of investment
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners welcomes Louie French MP and Gareth Bacon MP to the Sidcup site to learn about its latest sustainability developments.
Partner content
Economy
By IKEA
IKEA UK proposes to close Tottenham store as part of London transformation plan that will see £1bn invested across the Capital
Unleashing the full potential of nuclear energy Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
Unleashing the full potential of nuclear energy
Recent months show why investment in nuclear has never been more important.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
A Strong Investment Environment must be at the Core of Ofcom’s Future Approach to the Mobile Market
The electric vehicle revolution is levelling up Britain’s manufacturing heartlands
Environment
By Mike Wood MP
The electric vehicle revolution is levelling up Britain’s manufacturing heartlands
Our government is helping to usher in an electric vehicle (EV) technological revolution. As I highlighted from the green benches in Parliament last week, advances in innovation are crucial to bringing EVs to the market for all, and firms like Westfield Sportscars in my constituency of Dudley South are paving the way.
The UK must show it remains a world-leading place to invest
Economy
By Andy Burwell
The UK must show it remains a world-leading place to invest
This week the UK will host investors from around the world at the Global Investment Summit. This is not only an opportunity to showcase British investment opportunities, innovation and expertise but it is also an important moment to remind decision makers why the UK has always been a top place to invest and grow.
Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners invests £28million in Sidcup site
Partner content
Culture
By UK Sport
UK Sport to invest £2.4m in eight further sports as part of National Squads Support Fund
UK Sport has today officially launched its new National Squads Support Fund, which will see up to £2.4m invested into a further eight sports.
We need policy to unleash a business-led Green Recovery in the years ahead
Environment
By Felicity Buchan MP
We need policy to unleash a business-led Green Recovery in the years ahead
Government policy should focus on driving more private-sector investment towards the vital green industries of the future, such as clean technologies and electric vehicles.
Partner content
Economy
By Cadent
Cadent awards £600million contracts to manage its mains replacement investment programme for the next ten years
Cadent has today announced the award of four Construction Management Service contracts to deliver its mains replacement programme in each of its networks from April 2021.
Partner content
Economy
By SSE
SSEN transmission response to Ofgem draft determination of RIIO-T2 price control
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission), the wholly-owned subsidiary of SSE plc, is disappointed and deeply concerned by today’s publication of Ofgem’s Draft Determination for the RIIO-T2 price control period.