Industrial Strategy
Business and Trade Committee
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Inquiry
Opened: 28 Jan 2025
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Our first industrial strategy inquiry will take a comprehensive look at the Government's proposals for a 10-year modern industrial strategy, as set out in Invest 2035. We will scrutinise the proposals in the Government’s Green Paper, and its forthcoming White Paper, and make recommendations for the Comprehensive Spending Review.
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Recommendations
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Conclusions
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Report
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Oral sessions
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Letters
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Events
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Oral evidence sessions 8 sessions
28 Apr 2026
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Adam Berman · Energy UK
Arjan Geveke · Energy Intensive Users Group
Dame Clare Barclay DBE · Industrial Strategy Advisory Council
David Whitehouse · OEUK
Kate Bell · Trade Union Congress (TUC)
Leonie Lambert · Department for Business and Trade
Lisa Brankin · Ford of Britain and Ireland
Matthew Ogg · Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
Murray Paul · Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
Rick Jennings · Tata Chemicals Europe Group
Rt Hon Greg Clark · Industrial Strategy Advisory Council
13 May 2025
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Andrew Forzani · Cabinet Office
Andrew New · NHS Supply Chain
Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP · Department for Business and Trade
The Baroness Gustafsson CBE · HM Treasury
The Lord Livermore · HM Treasury
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Malvern · Department of Education
29 Apr 2025
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Andy Burnham · Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Howard Dawber · Greater London Authority
John Flint · National Wealth Fund
John Godfrey · TheCityUK
Kim McGuinness · North East Combined Authority
Kitty Ussher · Barclays
Louis Taylor · British Business Bank
Matt Clifford CBE · Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)
Mike Biddle · Innovate UK (UKRI)
Professor Ben Morgan · Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
Stian Westlake · Economic and Social Research Council, UKRI
22 Apr 2025
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Alan Johnson · Nissan AMEIO
Alistair McGirr · SSE
Brian Holliday · Siemens UK
Louise Kingham CBE · BP plc
Markus Grüneisl · BMW (UK) Manufacturing Ltd
Mike Hawes · Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
Professor David Greenwood · Warwick Manufacturing Group
Rob Salter-Church · National Grid Electricity Transmission
Rob Salter-Church · National Grid
Stephen Phipson CBE · Make UK
Steve Turner · Unite the Union
26 Mar 2025
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Barnaby Kistruck OBE · Ministry of Defence
Neil Johnson · Department for Business and Trade
Rt Hon Maria Eagle MP · Ministry of Defence
Sarah Jones MP · Department for Business and Trade
18 Mar 2025
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Alasdair McDiarmid · Community
Allan Bell · British Steel
Chris Daniels · Flare Bright
Jon Bolton · Materials Processing Institute
Mr Adam Forgiel-Jenkins · BAE Systems
Oriel Petry · Airbus
Oriel Petry · Airbus UK
Professor John Howie MBE · Babcock International
Rajesh Nair · Tata Steel UK
Shaun Grady · AstraZeneca UK
Tom Keith-Roach · AstraZeneca plc
4 Mar 2025
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Anthony Walker · Tech UK
Audrey Yvernault · GSK
Miles Celic · TheCityUK
Paul Morris · Vodafone
Peter Stephens · ARM
Ramon Kaur · EY UK
Sir John Bell · Ellison Institute of Technology
Stevan Randjelovic · WPP
Steve Bates OBE · The BioIndustry Association
Steve Brierley · Riverlane
11 Feb 2025
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Clare Barclay · Industrial Strategy Advisory Council
Jordan Cummins · Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
Kate Bell · Trade Union Congress (TUC)
Professor Diane Coyle · University of Cambridge
Professor Mariana Mazzucato · University College London (UCL)
Sir Charlie Mayfield · Be the Business
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Report - Industrial Strategy | HC 727 | 6 Jun 2025 | 32 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
7th Report - Industrial Strategy
Government's industrial strategy aims for inclusive, resilient, and sustainable economic growth
We welcome the Government’s plans to bring forward an industrial strategy as a central pillar of its Growth Mission. The direction of growth matters, so we are pleased that the Government intends to use the industrial strategy to help the …
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Government Response
The government details how its Industrial Strategy Green Paper identified eight growth-driving sectors and frontier industries based on multiple indicators, including their alignment with sustainable, inclusive, and secure growth objectives such as net zero and regional growth.
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
7th Report - Industrial Strategy
Specify selective grand challenges to galvanise whole-of-government efforts to boost priority sectors
We recommend that the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council works quickly to specify some selective grand challenges designed to galvanise whole- of-government efforts to boost the priority sectors set out in the Industrial Strategy. The challenges should be designed in a …
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Government Response
The government outlines the role of the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council in providing advice, monitoring, and supporting workforce strategies, stating it will seek the Council's advice on industrial strategy delivery through future commissions. However, it does not commit the Council to quickly specifying selective grand challenges as recommended.
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
7th Report - Industrial Strategy
Increase long-term public contract opportunities; update procurement strategy with comply-or-explain for UK products.
To ensure that there is sufficient long term demand signalling, we recommend that Government Departments increase the proportion of public contract opportunities in their pipeline that are five to ten years out. . We also recommend that the Government update …
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Government Response
The government acknowledges the importance of long-term signalling and mentions the Procurement Act (2023) and an existing MOD budget target for novel technologies. It is consulting on options related to supporting British industry in procurement, but does not commit to increasing the proportion of 5-10 year public contracts across all departments or implementing a 'comply-or-explain' process.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
7th Report - Industrial Strategy
Lack of clear budget hinders accountability for government's use of investment funds.
The intensity of global competition between countries to attract internationally mobile investment reinforces the importance of ensuring that the Government uses the financial resources it has allocated carefully and effectively. Without a clear budget, Parliament will not be in a …
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Government Response
The government details billions in investments allocated to support the Industrial Strategy and wider Growth Mission, including £4 billion for the British Business Bank, £4.3 billion for Advanced Manufacturing, and substantial funding for transport, housing, nuclear energy, and R&D.
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Correspondence 18 letters
22 May 2026
From committee
Letter to the Secretary of State relating to the UK's steel trade measures, 22 May 2026
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20 May 2026
From committee
Letter to the Minister for Small Businesses and Economic Transformation and the Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonisation relating to the automotive sector, 20 May 2026
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19 May 2026
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the introduction of the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill, 13 May 2026
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19 May 2026
To committee
Letter from the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation relating to the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council, 11 May 2026
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19 May 2026
To committee
Letter from the Minister for Industry relating to the Government's intention to legislate for the Steel Sector, 11 May 2026
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19 May 2026
To committee
Letter from Ford of Britain relating to strategic recommendations for the Industrial Strategy, 7 May 2026
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19 May 2026
From committee
Letter to the Secretary of State relating to the Industrial Strategy Bill, 29 April 2026
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15 Apr 2026
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State relating to an announcement on the Government's Industrial Strategy, 8 April 2026
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8 Sep 2025
To committee
Letter from the Secretaries of State for Business and Trade and for Defence relating to the Defence Industrial Strategy, 4 September 2025
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15 Jul 2025
To committee
Letter from the Minister for Industry relating to Government support for the UK automotive sector, 30 June 2025
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1 Jul 2025
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, 23 June 2025
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19 Jun 2025
From committee
Letter to the Secretaries of State for Business and Trade and Defence relating to the Defence Industrial Strategy, 18 June 2025
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10 Jun 2025
To committee
Letter from NHS Supply Chain relating to the Industrial Strategy Inquiry, 4 June 2025
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20 May 2025
To committee
Letter from BP to BTC and ESNZ committees relating to questions from evidence session, 8 May 2025
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29 Apr 2025
From committee
Letter to the Secretary of State relating to the Government response to the US tariffs on the automotive sector, 29 April 2025
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22 Apr 2025
To committee
Letter from AstraZeneca relating to Industrial strategy and life sciences, 28 March 2025
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1 Apr 2025
From committee
Letter to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade relating to a plan for Steel, 1 April 2025
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25 Mar 2025
To committee
Letter from GSK relating to life sciences and industrial strategy, 14 March 2025
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