Industrial Strategy Quarterly Update: Key Facts (October–December 2025)
- kelseygarbutt
- 17 minutes ago
- 1 min read
The latest Industrial Strategy Quarterly Update from the UK Government reports continued progress supporting high-growth innovation sectors, tracking investment, jobs, trade and productivity across eight strategic areas of the economy.
In the last quarter of 2025 the government helped secure more than £79 billion in investment commitments, supported over 50,000 jobs and backed over £18 billion in exports from these priority sectors.
Key delivery highlights include more than £9 billion in new long-term UK Research and Innovation funding for frontier technologies, major investment and infrastructure initiatives such as AI Growth Zones in North and South Wales, and new services to accelerate grid connections for priority innovation projects.
The forward look for early 2026 includes the upcoming Defence Investment Plan, a new semiconductor centre in London, expanded growth capital deployment through the British Business Bank, and additional funding for creative industries.
The update also covers sector-specific developments across advanced manufacturing, clean energy, life sciences and digital technologies, as well as business environment reforms aimed at cutting regulatory burdens, expanding skills and talent pathways, and improving access to finance for scaling firms. These measures are designed to strengthen the UK’s innovation ecosystem and support long-term economic growth.
