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Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

Asked by Calum MillerLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 12 November 2025UIN 88545

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) the Planning Inspectorate and (b) Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project processes to safeguard against national security risks

Answered by Michael Shanks

National security risk assessments are matters for the Investment Security Unit within the Cabinet Office.

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