Jonathan Reynolds has announced more than £1 billion of commercial agreements linked to a government and mayoral trade mission to India.
Meta for Data Technologies plans to invest £50 million in Britain and create 500 skilled jobs in London and Manchester through new artificial-intelligence, data and quantum facilities.
Menzies Aviation expects a 15-year ground-handling licence in Bengaluru to generate more than £600 million in revenue. The company says its expansion will create more than 1,000 jobs in India.
British semiconductor business RANsemi has agreed a partnership described by the government as an export opportunity worth more than £100 million over five years. Children's clothing company Angel & Rocket plans 100 stores in India over the same period.
Other deals cover cancer diagnostics, construction consultancy, cloud services, waste technology and engineering. The government says commercial agreements worth nearly £12 billion have been reached since the free-trade agreement was signed in July 2025.
Reynolds is travelling with northern mayors, a combined-authority leader, the Environment Secretary, the Scotland Secretary and more than 100 businesses. He is also due to co-chair the UK-India Joint Economic and Trade Committee and the bilateral Science and Innovation Council.
UK-India trade was worth £48 billion in the year to March 2026, up £3 billion in current prices. The new announcements provide the first detailed commercial outcomes from a mission whose regional programme had already been trailed.
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