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Consultation outcome

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

Summary

The industrial strategy is the UK government’s proposed 10-year plan for the economy. It aims to deliver the certainty and stability businesses need to invest in the high-growth sectors and drive long-term economic growth. We want to hear your views on our proposals. The final industrial strategy will be published in spring 2025, alongside the multi-year spending review.

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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 

  1. Access the ‘Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy’ documents, on this page. 

  2. Read the document. Questions are posed at the end of each key section starting with question 1 on page 20. 

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Updates to this page

Published 14 October 2024
Last updated 8 May 2026 show all updates
  1. 'Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy – consultation summary report' added to page.

  2. Consultation closing time extended until 11:59pm on Monday 25 November 2024.

  3. 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.'

  4. Further detail on how to respond to the consultation added.

  5. 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.

  6. First published.

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