Lord Stockwood

The question was well made. I can tell the noble Lord that it is important and that there is a whole strategy with UKEF and the Government to ensure that the opportunity that the…

Thank you for your vote of confidence. The strategy is imminent. We are hoping to announce something in the coming weeks. We recognise the importance of publishing the strategy fo…

I thank noble Lords for their contributions and feedback. I am also thankful for the general support for the provisions in this small but important Bill. As aforementioned, the Bi…

My Lords, this is a simple Bill, which I am honoured to bring to the House today. The Bill has two main provisions. It raises the statutory limits in the Industrial Development Ac…

That the Bill be now read a second time.

That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 25 February.

It is clear that we are trying to retain long-term stability and our own attractiveness as a place for investment. The US is clearly a key partner; it has been historically and it…

It is undeniable that there is a challenge in trying to get the balance between the energy sovereignty that I previously mentioned and the need to make us attractive in the short…

I thank my noble friend for the question. It is incredibly important that people understand that we have partnerships and relationships that go deep around the globe and that they…

If anything is clear from the past couple of weeks, it is that energy sovereignty and controlling our own destiny when it comes to energy is critical. The macro environment and ge…

What has been rewarding since I took this job on seven months ago is the ability to work with all the devolved nations, realising that every part of our country needs to benefit f…

We are trying to balance the need for foreign direct investment to ensure that our industrial strategy is fully capitalised. One answer to the question is that we welcome foreign…