Written questions

Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

Commons · Question 88545 · Tabled 5 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 12 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Calum Miller

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

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 12 Nov 2025

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