Contents
2 Defining and measuring overseas investment
Data on FDI flows, stocks and earnings
Conclusions and recommendations
3 Investment liberalisation and investment protection
Multilateral and plurilateral agreements
International Investment Agreements
Investment liberalisation in IIAs
Sustainable development and IIAs
IIAs to which the UK is already a party
Government policy in respect of the UK’s post-Brexit IIAs
Investment liberalisation outside agreements
Conclusions and recommendations
4 Investment promotion and investment facilitation
Investment and the Industrial Strategy
DIT’s services to inward investors
Fostering a competitive UK business environment
Devolved, regional and local approaches
The new FDI Strategy and High Potential Opportunities
The role of the university sector
Trade Envoys and Business Ambassadors
Staffing levels in overseas posts
Measuring DIT’s performance and targeting its efforts
Investment facilitation in international agreements
Conclusions and recommendations
5 Regulation of UK inward investment
Proposed investment screening regime
Conclusions and recommendations
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Published: 30 July 2019