To my fellow Yorkshire friends, but I mostly though of Ian Hamilton :-)

Easter vibes 🐣🐰

And just like that I have a one year old 🤯🥳🎂👑💙

I'm excited to have my first virtual visit as @tradegovuk Investment Minister 🤝 with the Northern Powerhouse , local partners & foreign owned firms in the north 💻 The virtual visit will explain how Northern Powerhouse delivers trade & investment activity across the region 🇬🇧

I had the pleasure to chat with Tria's Chief Technology Innovation Officer, Alvaro Mantecon-Rodriguez today.   Great to learn about Tria's journey which led them to invest in Doncaster's commercial rail & their experience of working with @tradegovuk 🤝

So great to have had Lord Gerry Grimstone meeting with some of our local partners and fantastic businesses choosing to locate in the NPH to do their business

The Great British seaside

Whenever I visit the coast in the UK I always think of ‘Work and Play’ by Ted Hughes tinyurl.com/y3utauzo

Today we announce new measures to ensure money from international businesses flows to every corner of the UK. Investment = jobs

We're thrilled to become a Northern Powerhouse Investment Champion, with our CEO Carl Ennis as an ambassador. We look forward to working with @tradegovuk to share our experiences and encourage more investment into the North. 👉sie.ag/30PRSIK #InvestInGREAT

We’ve launched our #NPH Investment Champions programme with 10 prominent existing investors who recognise the sector strengths and talent in the #NorthernPowerhouse #InvestInGREAT

Today I launched the Investment Council to advise Government on how to break down barriers & increase inward investment. With some of the most influential global investors on board, the Council will help us to encourage growth across every nation and region of the UK 🇬🇧📈

At Henry Royce Institute's new hub in Manchester today, learning about how their research is supporting UK industry + investment. Also contributing to our #NetZero & #CleanGrowth ambitions through their pioneering work with lightweight structures + sustainable packaging 👏

A great start to the morning with £9.7bn of inward investment secured at the Global Investment Summit 👏 We are sending a clear signal to international investors: we are open and ready to do business 🤝 #UKinvestment gov.uk/government/new…

🌏Brilliant news that international investors will now be able to navigate the 🇬🇧 UK's business environment + find the best investment opportunities across the country with ease using our new Investment Atlas 🗺️ More info below 👇 great.gov.uk/international/…

Last day working for me and this giant belly for a while :-)

Mat leave traditions

First trip into the big city for Sebastian today to learn all about trade and investment 😁 He’s obviously thrilled

A tour of Manchester today with my boy showing him @McrMuseum @mcrartgallery (where I got married) and Mayfield Depot MCR glorious sunshine ☀️☀️☀️