Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 37447
Foreign Investment in UK
Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025
Question
Callum Anderson
Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of foreign direct investment screening mechanisms on UK economic sovereignty.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe UK balances an open investment environment to facilitate growth while protecting the areas of our economy that are the most sensitive to national security. The National Security and Investment Act supports our economic sovereignty by giving us power t...
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