Some of the new investment pledges from firms on Monday include:

According to the group, who interviewed 13 employees from six factories in China supplying Shein, excessive overtime was common for many workers.Shein told the BBC it was "working hard" to address the matters raised by the Public Eye report and had made "significant progress on enhancing conditions".

On a London listing, Ms McHugh said: "It’ll be down to the regulator as to whether or not the listing can go ahead here [in the UK] – but it won’t be without controversy."Shein's executive chairman Donald Tang is an American citizen who was a former banker for Bear Stearns in Asia.He has met both Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Jonathan Reynolds, the shadow business secretary, in recent months to discuss the possibility of floating in London after hitting resistance from regulators and lawmakers in the US.

A Labour spokesperson said that it had met a range of companies, including Shein, "that are looking to invest or list in Britain"."We expect the highest regulatory standards and business practices from any company operating in the UK. We believe the best way to ensure this is to have more companies operating from and regulated by UK law," the spokesperson added.

HM Treasury declined to comment.

Plans have been unveiled for a new indoor skatepark in Salisbury.“With further cuts, there is not only a risk to the artistic quality and talent development of our artists and arts workforce, but also a real risk to cross-sector work including in health and education which has a huge impact," she said.

A spokeswoman for performing arts network Creu Cymru welcomed the report and agrees that the 40% cut in funding since 2010 needs to be “urgently addressed”.She said urgent action was needed to prevent closures and the “downward spiral that will cause the arts to lose their impact”.

The spokeswoman added that the challenges faced by the sector were hitting its ability to stay open, retain staff, and produce new work.“Even a small boost in arts funding could have a major impact, creating more than a thousand new jobs across Wales,” she said.