SECTION I: Participant's Details

Title

First Name

Last Name

Organization

Designation

Email

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Q1. What is your investment status in the UK?

Currently Invested Planning to Invest Not planning to invest

Currently Invested

Q2. Under which category would you classify your investment?
	Greenfield		Merger & Acquisition		Through partner	Others (Please specify)

Q4. Why did you choose this sector(s )? (Please tick all options that apply)
	High growth	High demand	CSR opportunities
	Changing world economic scenario	Innovation prospects	Core business sector
	Diversification opportunities	Complementary to core business sector	Access to new markets
	Others (Please specify)

Q5. Which was the most important factor of the following because of which you chose UK as your investment destination? Please assign a score of 0 (irrelevant) to 10 (crucial) to the following:
Availability of skilled labour	Mass job opportunities ahead of FTA	Availability of advanced technology
Quality of Research Base	Low Tax rates	Flexible labour markets
Strong telecommunications network	Need to create UK-specific presence due to Brexit	UK's reputation as a place for doing business
Strong rules and regulations	Others (Please specify)

Q6. Which of the following factors was most important to you when you were finalising your particular location? Please assign a score of 0 (irrelevant) to 10 (crucial) to the following:
Size of population	Resources (other than land)	Geographical terrain
Infrastructure	Proximity to customers	Availability of Financial Services
Legal restrictions	Proximity to Ports, Airports, etc.	Proximity to Suppliers
Availability of a skilled work force

Q7. Scale the ease with which you were able to find or navigate the following. For each one, a scale of 0 (very hard) -10 (very easy):
Human resource/personnel		Finance/credit
Logistics (e.g. office site)		Necessary permissions; navigating regulations
Accessing professional advisors who can help you set up

Q8. Which skills did you give highest priority to while employing personnel? Please assign a score of 0 (irrelevant) to 10 (crucial) to the following:
Architectural/Engineering		Computer programming
HR		Financial skills
Administration		Project management
Data and analytics skills		Social media, PR and communication
Interpersonal skills		Sales and marketing
Others (Please specify)

Q9. For UK-based operations, what percentage of personnel/employees have you brought from India and what percentage have you recruited locally?
%	%

Q10. Have you fully or partly funded your investment in the UK through credit?

Yes

No

Q11. Have your investments into the UK been facilitated by any of the following? Please indicate their importance to your decision and ease of navigating investment in the UK from 0 (not relevant) to 10 (very important):
Colleagues and other businesses or companies with whom your company works		Diasporic links (e.g. friends and family settled in the UK)
Formal trade associations (e.g. FICCI)		Professional advisors
Others (please specify)

Q12.Did covid19 pandemic affect your investments as we invested after pandemic?

Yes

No

Not relevant

Q13. How do you view UK government's decision of setting up a separate office for investments ? (select one option)
	Positive		Negative		Indifferent

Q14. What type of opportunities or challenges do you think the forthcoming Foreign Trade Agreement (FTA) will bring, if any? (tick all that apply)

Opportunities

No opportunities

Challenges (please specify)

Q15. Are you planning to adjust your investment strategy in anticipation of the signing of free Trade Agreement?
Yes	No

Q16. Did any of the following pose a challenge when entering the UK market? Please assign a score of 0 (all smooth) to 10 (very challenging) or a tickbox to indicate if a certain issue is not relevant.
Investment regulations		Tax regulations
Forex regulations		UK compliance and quality assurance regulations
Immigration restrictions		Import tariffs
Identifying a suitable partner		Incorporating a company
Intense competition from other European Countries		Economic instability after BREXIT
Availability of Monetary and Human Resources after BREXIT		Construction Permits and registering property
Tax- paying procedures		Cultural Barriers
Cyber security		Being CSR compliant
Geo-Political concerns		Economic slowdown
Being GDPR compliant		Others (Please specify)

Q17. Which of the following , if any, has the potential to improve the UK's Business Environment?
	Post-BREXIT deals	Enhanced trade partnership between India and UK	Paris Agreement Deadline
	UK's possibility to join the comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transit-Pacific Partmership	Others (Please specify)	None of the above.

Q18. As parting comments, would you like to bring to our attention anything that could contribute to Ease of Investment in the UK? (300 words max)(Type NA for no comments.)

0

Planning to Invest

Q2. Which sector are you planning on investing in ?
	Construction	Energy	Financial Services	FMCG
	Engineering and manufacturing	Automobile	Technology & Telecommunication	Pharmaceuticals and chemicals
	Business Services	Real Estate	Technology	Others (Please mention)

Q3. Why are you looking forward to investing in this sector? (Please tick all options that apply)
	High growth expectation	Expect increase in demand	CSR opportunities
	Changing world economic scenario	Innovation prospects	Core business sector
	Diversification opportunities	Complementary to core business sector	Others (Please specify)

Q4. Which of the following factors are you focussing most on while deciding on the UK as your investment destination? Please assign a score of 0 (irrelevant) to 10 (crucial) to the following:
Availability of skilled labour	Need for Jobs after BREXIT	Availability of advanced technology
Quality of Research Base	Low Tax rates	Flexible labour markets
Strong telecommunications network

Q5. Do you have a preference for any particular location/region?
Yes	No
If Yes, Please share the location/region

Q6. If yes, which of the following factors about location is most likely to affect your decisions?
	Size of population	Resources (other than land)	Geographical terrain
	Infrastructure	Proximity to customers	Availability of Financial Services
	Legal restrictions	Proximity to Ports, Airports, etc.	Proximity to Suppliers
	Others (Please specify)

Q7. Scale the difficulty you are having while looking for people with relevant skills, 10 being least difficult.

Q8. Which skills would be most important for you while hiring professionals in the UK? Please assign a score of 0 (irrelevant) to 10 (crucial) to the following:
Architectural/Engineering	Computer programming	Consultancy	HR
Financial skills	Administrative/ Management	Retailing	Social work
Analytics	Data skills

Q9. If the FTA is signed, will you be more motivated to invest in the UK?
Yes	No

Q10. Do you know about various initiatives by the Office for Investments to explore strategic opportunities for investments in the UK?
Yes	No

Q11. Are the efforts of the Office for Investments (under DIT) helpful for you?
Yes	No

Q12. What type of opportunities do you think the forthcoming Foreign Trade Agreement (FTA) will bring, if any?
Long- term	Short- term	No opportunities

Q13. What type of opportunities or challenges do you think the forthcoming Foreign Trade Agreement (FTA) will bring, if any? (tick all that apply)

Opportunities

No opportunities

Challenges (please specify)

Q14. How important is the FTA in your decision to consider entering the UK market? (Scale of 1-5 with 1 being not at all imp - to 5 being extremely imp)

Q15. (a)Which of the following for you is the greatest barrier to start investing in the UK? Please assign a score of 0 (irrelevant) to 10 (crucial) to the following:
Availability of Monetary and Human Resources after BREXIT	Being CSR compliant	Construction Permits and registering property
Cultural Barriers	Cyber security	Economic instability after BREXIT
Economic slowdown	Geo-Political concerns	Getting electricity
Identifying a suitable partner	Import tariffs	Intense competition from other European Countries
Legal regulations	Tax- paying procedures	Others (Please specify)
b. If the UK were to reform any of its regulations, which specific ones do you believe would streamline the investing process for you?
Legal barriers	Forex Regulations	Import Tariffs
Incorporation of Companies	Alignment with international standards

Q16. Which of the following , if any, has the potential to improve the UK's Business Environment?
	Post-BREXIT deals	Enhanced trade partnership between India and UK	Paris Agreement Deadline
	UK's possibility to join the comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transit-Pacific Partmership	Others (Please specify)	None of the above.

Q17. Scale the impact current geo-political issues have had on your investment plans (with 0 being irrelevant and 10 being extremely significant)

Q18. As parting comments, would you like to bring our attention to anything that could contribute to Ease of Investment in the UK?(300 words max)(Type NA for no comments.)

0

Not Planning to Invest


Q2. Which is the barrier out of the following which is deterring you from entering the UK market?
	Investment regulations	Tax regulations	Forex regulations	UK compliance and quality assurance regulations
	Immigration restrictions	Import tariffs	Identifying a suitable partner	Incorporating a company
	Intense competition from other European Countries	Economic instability after BREXIT	Availability of Monetary and Human Resources after BREXIT	Construction Permits and registering property
	Tax- paying procedures	Cultural Barriers	Cyber security	Being CSR compliant
	Geo-Political concerns	Economic slowdown	Being GDPR compliant	Others (Please specify)

Q3. Which of the following , if any, has the potential to improve the UK's Business Environment?
	Post-BREXIT deals	Enhanced trade partnership between India and UK	Paris Agreement Deadline
	UK's possibility to join the comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transit-Pacific Partmership	Others (Please specify)	None of the above.

Q4. What are the other Geographies where your company has invested in?

Q5. As parting comments, would you like to bring our attention to anything that could contribute to Ease of Investment in the UK?

0

Questionnaire

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SECTION I: Participant's Details

Q1. What is your investment status in the UK?

Currently Invested

Planning to Invest

Not Planning to Invest

Q3. Which sector(s) are you investing in ?(Please tick all options that apply)
	Automobile	Business Services	Construction	Energy
	Engineering and manufacturing	Financial Services	FMCG	Information Technology & Telecommunication
	Pharmaceuticals and chemicals	Real Estate	Other Technology	Others(Please specify)