Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy
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Detail of outcome
This consultation ran for 6 weeks from 11 October to 25 November 2024. It was issued as part of the ‘Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy’ green paper.
Responses supported the analysis:
- identifying frontier industries and places
- identifying key economy-wide growth barriers and opportunities
- selecting policy interventions
This complemented the wider quantitative and qualitative analysis undertaken by DBT (which is set out in the technical annex to the Industrial Strategy).
The online consultation received more than 27,000 responses across 36 individual questions. Around 150 further submissions were received by email. A wide range of respondents provided feedback, including:
- more than 250 business associations representing hundreds of thousands of businesses across the UK
- individuals
- academics
- think tanks
- trade unions
Their feedback has been summarised within key themes, with anonymous quotes included for illustrative purposes.
Original consultation
Consultation description
The government’s industrial strategy proposes a modern and ambitious vision for the UK business landscape, one that seeks to place private business, entrepreneurship, and innovation at its heart.
To drive the UK government’s growth mission, the strategy engages on complex issues, including:
- skills
- competition
- technology adoption
It seeks views on how challenges in these areas might be addressed.
We are asking for your views on our approach, including evidence, analysis, and policy ideas. We welcome input from a range of partners, including:
- businesses
- experts
- unions
- local and regional actors
- other interested parties
Share your views
Respond to this consultation to help shape the future of your industry and be part of a modern and ambitious economic vision for the country. These ambitions can only be realised in partnership and, by listening to your views, we hope to identify the most effective measures to achieve our goals.
How to take part
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Access the ‘Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy’ documents, on this page.
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Read the document. Questions are posed at the end of each key section starting with question 1 on page 20.
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Documents
Updates to this page
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'Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy – consultation summary report' added to page.
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Consultation closing time extended until 11:59pm on Monday 25 November 2024.
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The following information was added to the page: 'If you are unable to submit a consultation response via the survey link, please send your submission to enquiries@businessandtrade.gov.uk.'
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Further detail on how to respond to the consultation added.
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An HTML version of 'Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy' has been added. This version is designed to be accessible and easier to read on different screen sizes.
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First published.