Foreign Investment in UK: National Security
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what has been the change in the number of interventions under the National Security and Investment Act 2021, in acquisitions of entities and assets in, or linked to, the UK that may pose national security risks in the past three years.
Answered by Cabinet Office
The Government publishes information on the operation of the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act 2021 in its annual reports. The most recent report, covering the 2025/26 reporting period, can be found on GOV.UK (National Security and Investment Act - Annual Reports), accompanied by a spreadsheet which covers data for previous reporting periods. It shows that the Government made 9 final orders in 2025/26, 17 final orders in 2024/25 and 5 final orders in 2023/24.
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