Committees

Industrial Strategy

Inquiry

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. 

 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 21 February 2025.

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Past events

Tuesday 28 April 2026
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Industrial Strategy - Oral evidence 28 April 2026
2:30pm
  • Arjan Geveke (Director at Energy Intensive Users Group)
  • Rick Jennings (Group Energy Manager at Tata Chemicals Europe Group)
  • Adam Berman (Director of Policy & Advocacy at Energy UK)
  • David Whitehouse (Chief Executive at Offshore Energies UK)
3:10pm
  • Murray Paul (Director of External Affairs at Jaguar Land Rover)
  • Matthew Ogg (Director of Policy at Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders)
  • Lisa Brankin (Chair and Managing Director at Ford of Britain and Ireland)
3:50pm
  • Dame Clare Barclay DBE (Chair at Industrial Strategy Advisory Council, and President of Enterprise and Industry, Europe the Middle East and Africa at Microsoft)
  • Rt Hon Greg Clark (Member at Industrial Strategy Advisory Council, and Executive Chair at University of Warwick Innovation District)
  • Kate Bell (Member at Industrial Strategy Advisory Council, and Assistant General Secretary at Trades Union Congress)
  • Leonie Lambert (Director, Industrial Strategy Council Secretariat at Department for Business and Trade)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 13 May 2025
1:45pm Private
2:30pm Public
Industrial Strategy - Oral evidence 13 May 2025
2:30pm
  • Andrew Forzani (Government Chief Commercial Officer at Cabinet Office)
  • Andrew New (Chief Executive Officer at NHS Supply Chain)
3:15pm
  • The Lord Livermore (Financial Secretary to the Treasury at HM Treasury)
  • The Baroness Gustafsson CBE (Minister of State (Minister for Investment) at HM Treasury, and Minister of State (Minister for Investment) at Department for Business and Trade)
  • The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Malvern (Minister for Skills at Department of Education, and Minister for Women and Equalities at Department of Education)
  • Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP (Secretary of State for Business and Trade at Department for Business and Trade)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 29 April 2025
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Industrial Strategy - Oral evidence 29 April 2025
2:30pm
  • Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester at Greater Manchester Combined Authority)
  • Kim McGuinness (North East Mayor at North East Combined Authority)
  • Howard Dawber (Deputy Mayor, Business and Growth at Greater London Authority)
3:15pm
  • Kitty Ussher (Head of Group Policy Development at Barclays)
  • John Godfrey (Managing Director for Public Affairs, Policy and Research at TheCityUK)
  • Louis Taylor (Chief Executive Officer at British Business Bank)
  • John Flint (Chief Executive Officer at National Wealth Fund)
4:00pm
  • Stian Westlake (Executive Chair at Economic and Social Research Council, UKRI)
  • Mike Biddle (Executive Director for Net Zero at Innovate UK (UKRI))
  • Matt Clifford CBE (Chair at Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA))
  • Professor Ben Morgan (Chief Executive at Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 22 April 2025
2:30pm Public
Industrial Strategy - Oral evidence 22 April 2025
2:30pm
  • Professor David Greenwood (Chief Executive Officer at Warwick Manufacturing Group)
  • Brian Holliday (Managing Director, Digital Industries at Siemens UK)
  • Stephen Phipson CBE (Chief Executive Officer at Make UK)
3:15pm
  • Markus Grüneisl (Chief Executive Officer at BMW (UK) Manufacturing Ltd)
  • Steve Turner (Assistant General Secretary at Unite the Union)
  • Alan Johnson (Senior Vice President, Region Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Purchasing at Nissan AMEIO)
  • Mike Hawes (Chief Executive at Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT))
4:00pm
  • Alistair McGirr (Group Head of Policy and Advocacy at SSE)
  • Rob Salter-Church (Director of Regulation at National Grid)
  • Louise Kingham CBE (Head of Country, UK at BP plc, and Senior Vice President at BP plc)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

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