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The performance of investment zones and freeports in England

Inquiry

The Business and Trade Committee is launching an inquiry into the performance of investment zones and freeports in England. The Committee will examine what progress has been made so far on both investment zones and freeports. It will also consider how England can make the most of these policies now and in the future. 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 8 September 2023.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Wednesday 10 January 2024
10:15am Private
10:30am Public
The performance of investment zones and freeports in England - Oral evidence 10 January 2024
10:30am
  • The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Secretary of State at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
  • Lord Dominic Johnson of Lainston CBE (Minister of State (Minister for Investment) and Minister of State (Minister for Regulatory Reform) at Department for Business and Trade)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 21 November 2023
9:45am Private
10:15am Public
The performance of investment zones and freeports in England - Oral evidence 21 November 2023
10:15am
  • Steve Foxley (Chief Executive Officer at Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre)
  • Jan Ward CBE (Chair at Plymouth and South Devon Freeport)
  • Tom Newman-Taylor (Chief Executive at East Midlands Freeport)
  • Thomas O Brien (Chair at Liverpool City Freeport)
11:00am
  • Oliver Coppard (Mayor at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority)
  • Ben Bradley MP (Leader at Nottinghamshire County Council)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 24 October 2023
9:45am Private
10:15am Public
The performance of investment zones and freeports in England - Oral evidence 24 October 2023
10:15am
  • Professor Steve Fothergill (Professor at Sheffield Hallam University)
  • Dr Nichola Harmer (Lecturer in Human Geography at University of Plymouth)
  • Dr Patrick Holden (Associate Professor at University of Plymouth)
  • Dr Peter Holmes (Fellow of the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO) and Emeritus Reader in Economics at UKTPO - University of Sussex at UKTPO - University of Sussex at UKTPO - University of Sussex)
11:00am
  • Kevin Shakespeare (Director of Strategic Projects and International Development at The Institute of Export and International Trade)
  • Stephen Marcos Jones (CEO at Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE))
  • Mr James Brougham (Senior Economist at Make UK)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: commonsbtc@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8586 (General enquiries) | 020 7219 4984 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Business and Trade Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA