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UK industrial strategy policy paper

UK Industrial Strategy

Published On: 22nd March 2026

The Department for Business and Trade has published an Industrial Strategy, including a Technical Annex. It is a 10-year plan to significantly increase business investment in eight growth-driving sectors, by making it quicker and easier for businesses to invest and providing them with the certainty and stability needed for long-term investment decisions.

For each sector, the specific details of the Government’s approach will be set out in Sector Plans for each sector which are defined here.

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