Foreign Investment in UK: Sanctions
Lords · Question HL12130 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Risby
To ask His Majesty's Government how the UK's international sanctions regime has impacted foreign direct investment in the UK over the past three years, and what analysis they have undertaken to assess this impact.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 16 Dec 2025
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office undertakes a pre-designation assessment of the impact of a sanctions designation on the UK economy as part of the decision-making process. The government also publishes impact assessments alongside sanctio...