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Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

Question for Cabinet Office

UIN 60220, tabled on 16 June 2025

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the government has altered its risk assessment criteria for foreign-state linked acquisition companies under the National Security and Investment Act since 5 July 2024.

Answered on

20 June 2025

Decisions made under the Act may be subject to judicial review. The Government currently has no plans to change this.

All acquisitions considered under the NSI Act are assessed on a case by case basis, taking account of all relevant considerations.

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Cabinet Office