1st Special Report - Promoting Wales for Inward Investment: Government Response

This is the government's response, published 15 September 2026.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government welcomes the Committee's conclusions but does not agree two recommendations (a Wales Office annual inward investment report and publishing overseas investment enquiries), and agrees or accepts others 'in principle'.

• On a Wales-specific annual inward investment report, the recommendation is not agreed: DBIST statistics already include a breakdown by UK nations, so "an additional report by the Wales Office is not required".
• On publishing overseas investment enquiries, the recommendation is not agreed. The government does not consider a summary "sufficiently meaningful" because enquiries vary in quality, maturity and strategic value.
• On intergovernmental groups, it agrees in principle. The next meetings of the Trade and Business and Industry groups are scheduled for October 2026, with later meetings held "on a regular basis".
• On an investment promotion agency, it accepts in principle. DBIST and the Wales Office "will consider specific working arrangements" once the Welsh Government's policy direction is fully set out.

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