Question follow-through · 19846
Foreign Investment in UK: National Security
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 ma
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- Answering body
- Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
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 ma
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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3 Sept 2026
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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