Open consultation

Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy

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.

This consultation is being held on another website.

This consultation closes at

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. 

  3. Fill out the survey on this website.

Documents

Invest 2035: the UK's modern industrial strategy (PDF version)

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Updates to this page

Published 14 October 2024
Last updated 24 October 2024 + show all updates
  1. Further detail on how to respond to the consultation added.

  2. 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.

  3. First published.

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