Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S6W-30381 · Session 6

What proportion of foreign direct investments over the last five years can be classified as greenfield.

Answered Asked by Daniel Johnson Lab Lodged 2 Oct 2024

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of foreign direct investments over the last five years can be classified as greenfield.

The answer

Answered by Richard Lochhead on 31 Oct 2024 · 29 days after it was lodged, on time

Data on supported inward investment projects secured and created in Scotland is tracked by Scottish Development International.SDI reports that for the financial years 2019-20-2023-24 there were 172 new inward investment projects supported, i.e. inward investors supported with their first inward investment to Scotland, from a total of 492 projects.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-30381 by reference.