questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are in place to ensure democratic oversight and transparency of Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones, particularly where governance is exercised through public‑private partnerships or mayoral development corporations.
answerText: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
heading: Business: Capital Investment