Select Committee · Welsh Affairs Committee
Promoting Wales for inward investment
Status: Open
Opened: 18 Nov 2024
Inward investment, a term often used interchangeably with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), refers to cross-border investment from one country to another and which aims to establish a lasting interest and effective voice in an enterprise. In FDI statistics, an effective voice means owning 10% or more of the equity share capital in an enterprise. The …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2026 | The Lord Stockwood · Department for Business and Trade at UK Government, Tim Newns · Department for Business and Trade at UK Government | View ↗ |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Andrew Gwatkin · Welsh Government, Liz Lalley · Welsh Government, Rebecca Evans MS · Welsh Government | View ↗ |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Andrew Carter · Centre for Cities, Dr Rhian Hayward MBE · AberInnovation, Howard Rupprecht · CSconnected Ltd, Russell Greenslade · CBI | View ↗ |
| 14 May 2025 | Joe Manning · MIDAS, Mark Hallan · Scottish Development International | View ↗ |
| 26 Mar 2025 | James Gardiner · Ernst & Young, Ken Poole MBE · Cardiff Council and Invest in Cardiff, Nan Williams · Four Communications, Professor Riccardo Crescenzi · London School of Economics and Political Science | View ↗ |
| 19 Mar 2025 | James Gardiner · Ernst & Young, Ken Poole MBE · Cardiff Council and Invest in Cardiff, Nan Williams · Four Communications, Professor Riccardo Crescenzi · London School of Economics and Political Science | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | — | Correspondence from Scottish Enterprise relating to 14 May 2025 evidence sessio… |
| 11 Mar 2026 | — | Correspondence to and from Lord Stockwood, relating to the evidence session on … |
| 11 Feb 2026 | — | Correspondence from Lord Harrington, relating to the inquiry Promoting Wales fo… |
| 28 Jan 2026 | — | Correspondence from Rebecca Evans MS, dated 13 January, relating to the evidenc… |
| 13 Nov 2025 | — | Correspondence from Howard Rupprecht dated 29 September 2025 relating to the 3 … |
| 13 Nov 2025 | — | Correspondence from Rhian Hayward dated 29 September relating to the 3 Septembe… |
| 25 Jun 2025 | — | Correspondence from the Chair to Ken Poole MBE dated 08 April 2025 relating to … |
| 25 Jun 2025 | — | Correspondence from Ken Poole MBE to the Chair dated 16 April 2025 relating to … |
| 19 Jun 2025 | — | Correspondence from Nan Williams to the Chair dated 13 June 2025 relating to th… |
| 19 Jun 2025 | — | Correspondence from the Chair to Nan Williams dated 8 April 2025 relating to th… |
| 19 Jun 2025 | — | Correspondence from Professor Riccardo Crescenzi to the Chair dated 13 June 202… |
| 19 Jun 2025 | — | Correspondence from the Chair to Professor Riccardo Crescenzi dated 8 April 202… |