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  1. Supporting investment into the UK

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines the Department for International Trade’s strategy for supporting investment into the UK.

  4. Lessons learned: Private finance for infrastructure

    Work in progress

    Spring 2025

    Background In July 2024, the new government’s legislative programme signalled the aim to grow the economy and promote a new partnership with the private sector including using private finance to deliver infrastructure projects. Scope We have reported to successive Parliaments on the value for money of using private finance to deliver infrastructure projects. This study […]

  5. Levelling up funding to local government

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    Government is funding thousands of levelling up projects across the UK. But many of these deadlines are unlikely to be met.

  6. The Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate

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    This briefing provides details of the Department for International Trade’s (DIT’s) progress to date in establishing a trade remedies function, following our review of information and data provided to us by DIT.

  7. Progress with trade negotiations

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    This report examines government’s progress with its programme of trade negotiations since the UK’s departure from the EU.

  8. The UK border – Post UK-EU transition period

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    This report examines the government’s progress in managing the border and implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol since the end of the transition period.

  12. Preparing for trade negotiations

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    This briefing sets out government’s plans and progress to date in opening up overseas markets to UK businesses.

  15. A Short Guide to the Department for International Trade

    Overview Short guide

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    The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides for the new Parliament, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons select committees and members of Parliament.

  18. Exploiting the UK brand overseas

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    The GREAT campaign enables government organisations to adopt consistent and effective brand management. To date, Cabinet Office has reported a return of £1.2 billion on its £113.5 million GREAT campaign investment. This is based on anticipated as well as actual expenditure by business, tourists and students.

  19. Investigation into the UKTI specialist services contract with PA Consulting

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    This is an investigation into the contractual arrangements that UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) had in place since 2013-14 for the outsourcing of sector specialist services with PA Consulting. PA received £18.8million in the first year of a contract due to last three years. Following concerns about the way the contract had been priced UKTI terminated the contract in January 2016 and agreed a commercial settlement with PA in May 2016.

  20. Progress with trade negotiations

    Press release

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    This report examines government’s progress with its programme of trade negotiations since the UK’s departure from the EU.